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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gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
verdigrisa green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
swathea band used in swathing
complementaryserving to fill out or complete
moltto shed hair, feathers, shell, horns, or an outer layer periodically
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
equityjustice according to natural law or right
capricea sudden, impulsive, and seemingly unmotivated notion or action
fathomlessincapable of being fathomed : immeasurable