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
vapidlacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
interjectionan ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
monograma sign of identity usually formed of the combined initials of a name
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
vitreousresembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy
degeneratehaving declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state
savorthe taste or smell of something