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
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
ecosystemthe complex of a community of organisms and its environment functioning as an ecological unit
authoritarianof, relating to, or favoring blind submission to authority
abscondto depart secretly and hide oneself
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
grottocave
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
pejorativea word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation
fraya usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute