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 |
|---|---|
| secrete | to form and give off (a secretion) |
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| impugn | to assail by words or arguments : oppose or attack as false or lacking integrity |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| mandate | an authoritative command |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| delusive | likely to delude |