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 |
|---|---|
| conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| magniloquent | speaking in or characterized by a high-flown often bombastic style or manner |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| proletarian | a member of the proletariat |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| epoch | an event or a time marked by an event that begins a new period or development |
| lag | one that lags or is last |