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
impersonalhaving no personal reference or connection
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
disbarto expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
flayto strip off the skin or surface of : skin
stellarof or relating to the stars : astral
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected
residuesomething that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant