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 |
|---|---|
| chicanery | deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery |
| sloth | disinclination to action or labor : indolence |
| averse | having an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| crass | gross |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| hew | to cut with blows of a heavy cutting instrument |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
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