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
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
deifyto make a god of
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
shavingthe act of one that shaves
propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
plastera medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
cognateof the same or similar nature : generically alike