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.

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WordMeaning
combustiblecapable of combustion
smeara viscous or sticky substance
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
divestto deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
seduceto persuade to disobedience or disloyalty
connotationsomething suggested by a word or thing : implication
ebbthe reflux of the tide toward the sea
abjectsunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep