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 |
|---|---|
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |
| postulate | demand |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
| sextant | an instrument for measuring angular distances used especially in navigation to observe altitudes of celestial bodies (as in ascertaining latitude and longitude) |
| genealogy | an account of the descent of a person, family, or group from an ancestor or from older forms |
| civil | of or relating to citizens |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| exempt | free or released from some liability or requirement to which others are subject |