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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threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
corrugatedhaving corrugations
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
beleaguerbesiege
wontaccustomed
pervertto cause to turn aside or away from what is good or true or morally right : corrupt
disheveledmarked by disorder or disarray
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
tawnyof the color tawny
meandera winding path or course