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
curtailto make less by or as if by cutting off or away some part
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
primatea bishop who has precedence in a province, a group of provinces, or a nation
squelchto fall or stamp on so as to crush
inductto put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install
remunerativeserving to remunerate
caldrona large kettle or boiler
librettothe text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater
maritalof or relating to marriage or the married state