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 |
|---|---|
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| fleck | streak |
| stealth | a cautious, unobtrusive, and secretive way of moving or proceeding intended to avoid detection |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| overblown | past the prime of bloom |
| wan | suggestive of poor health : sickly |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| covenant | a usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact |