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 |
|---|---|
| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| ferret | a domesticated usually albino, brownish, or silver-gray animal (Mustela putorius furo) that is descended from the European polecat |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| tanner | one that tans hides |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |