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 |
|---|---|
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| subordinate | placed in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| spoilsport | one who spoils the sport or pleasure of others |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| centaur | any of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |