GRE Word List
METROPOLIS
the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
The meaning of the word metropolis is the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| memorialize | to address or petition by a memorial |
| expertise | the skill of an expert |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply : reprimand |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| swear-word | word considered offensive; Ex. ``bloody'' |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| abode | the place where one lives : home |
| querulous | habitually complaining |