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 |
|---|---|
| bleak | exposed and barren and often windswept |
| gloss | a surface luster or brightness : shine |
| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |
| fathomless | incapable of being fathomed : immeasurable |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| denizen | inhabitant |