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 |
|---|---|
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| fanaticism | fanatic outlook or behavior |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| orifice | an opening (such as a vent, mouth, or hole) through which something may pass |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| duress | forcible restraint or restriction |
| compelling | that compels: such as |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| hardy | bold |