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
eddya current of water or air running contrary to the main current
fronda large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions
pell-mellin mingled confusion or disorder
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
incisiveimpressively direct and decisive (as in manner or presentation)
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
dissectionthe act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
straggleto wander from the direct course or way : rove