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.

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WordMeaning
depositiona testifying especially before a court
exemplifyto show or illustrate by example
subordinateplaced in or occupying a lower class, rank, or position : inferior
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
spoilsportone who spoils the sport or pleasure of others
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
waneto decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle
centaurany of a race of creatures fabled to be half human and half horse and to live in the mountains of Thessaly
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
furtivedone in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious