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
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
voguepopular acceptation or favor : popularity
cantthe expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
maelstroma powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius
vendettablood feud
appurtenancesaccessory objects
suffocateto stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation)
beguilehoodwink