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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pose | to set forth or offer for attention or consideration |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| temporal | of or relating to time as opposed to eternity |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| ploy | escapade |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| reduce | to draw together or cause to converge : consolidate |
| cog | a tooth on the rim of a wheel or gear |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |