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 |
|---|---|
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
| eerie | so mysterious, strange, or unexpected as to send a chill up the spine |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| devious | wandering |
| viscous | having a thick or sticky consistency : viscid |
| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |