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 |
|---|---|
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| erode | to diminish or destroy by degrees: |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| fulcrum | prop |
| parasite | an organism living in, on, or with another organism in order to obtain nutrients, grow, or multiply often in a state that directly or indirectly harms the host (see host |
| mauve | a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color |
| recumbent | suggestive of repose : leaning |
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| tumult | disorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |