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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| insolence | the quality or state of being insolent |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| prolong | to lengthen in time : continue |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| analogous | similar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| supposition | something that is supposed : hypothesis |