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 |
|---|---|
| verbose | containing more words than necessary : wordy |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| reverie | daydream |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| hazy | made dim or cloudy by or as if by fine dust, smoke, or light vapor in the air : obscured by or as if by haze (see haze |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| derelict | abandoned especially by the owner or occupant |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |