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
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| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| uninhibited | free from inhibition |