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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| indigenous | produced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| ursine | of or relating to a bear or the bear family (Ursidae) |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |