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 |
|---|---|
| impinge | encroach |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| brink | edge |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| tangential | touching lightly : incidental |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| nova | a star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |