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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pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges
lasciviousfilled with or showing sexual desire : lewd
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
exertionthe act or an instance of exerting
legacya gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest
defaceto mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
dynamogenerator
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
satirea literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn