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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| innate | existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : native |
| bicameral | having, consisting of, or based on two legislative chambers (see chamber |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| mendicant | beggar |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |
| rescind | to take away : remove |