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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| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |
| agitate | to excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb |
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| sap | the fluid part of a plant |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
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