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 |
|---|---|
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| bandy | to discuss lightly or banteringly |
| perspicuity | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| prophetic | of, relating to, or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| whimsy | whim |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |