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
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| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| grudge | to be unwilling to give or admit : give or allow reluctantly or resentfully |
| euphony | pleasing or sweet sound |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| exuberance | the quality or state of being exuberant |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |