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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peevishquerulous in temperament or mood : fretful
lancea steel-tipped spear carried by mounted knights or light cavalry
primordialfirst created or developed : primeval
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
acutecharacterized by sharpness or severity of sudden onset
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
malefactorone who commits an offense against the law
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order