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
shearto cut off the hair from
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
exigencythat which is required in a particular situation
magnitudegreat size or extent
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
fractioustending to be troublesome : unruly
primaryfirst in order of time or development : primitive
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity
solsticeeither of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21