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
inveighto protest or complain bitterly or vehemently : rail
comeuppancea deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts
mementosomething that serves to warn or remind
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture
stocka store or supply accumulated or available
formidablecausing fear, dread, or apprehension
fallaciousembodying a fallacy
jesta joking or mocking remark
dehydrateto remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water
placateto soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease