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
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
reparteea quick and witty reply
scalean instrument or machine for weighing
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
reproveto scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
foilto prevent from attaining an end : defeat
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
precludeto make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead