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 |
|---|---|
| suavity | smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| plaster | a medicated or protective dressing that consists of a film (as of cloth or plastic) spread with a usually medicated substance |
| damn | to condemn to a punishment or fate |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |