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 |
|---|---|
| balm | a balsamic (see balsamic |
| authoritative | having, marked by, or proceeding from authority |
| servitude | a condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of action or way of life |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| warranty | a real covenant binding the grantor of an estate and the grantor's heirs to warrant and defend the title |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
| elusive | tending to elude: such as |