GRE Word List

MATRIX

something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form

The meaning of the word matrix is something within or from which something else originates, develops, or takes form.

Random words

WordMeaning
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
spendthrifta person who spends improvidently or wastefully
retiringreserved
puckerto become wrinkled or constricted
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
amorousstrongly moved by love and especially sexual love
loiterto delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle
presagesomething that foreshadows or portends a future event : omen
cogentappealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing