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
Word | Meaning |
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loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
lavish | expending or bestowing profusely : prodigal |
deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
magnitude | great size or extent |
mangle | to injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing |
internecine | of, relating to, or involving conflict within a group |
acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
illusive | based on or producing illusion : illusory |
tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |