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
misdemeanora crime less serious than a felony (see felony
despiseto look down on with disrespect or aversion
imploreto make an earnest request to (someone) : beg
expenditurethe act or process of expending
kineticof or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith
voodooa religion that is derived from African polytheism and ancestor worship and is practiced chiefly in Haiti
primaloriginal
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
aviarya place for keeping birds confined
panachean ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet