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

WordMeaning
insensatelacking sense or understanding
viandan item of food
cerebralof or relating to the brain or the intellect
extirpateto destroy completely : wipe out
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
acclivityan ascending slope (as of a hill)
coalesceto grow together
tantruma fit of bad temper
adagea saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation
disparatemarkedly distinct in quality or character