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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WordMeaning
marredto ruin or diminish the perfection or wholeness of : spoil
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
recitala detailed account : enumeration
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
derangedmentally unsound : crazy
flusterto put into a state of agitated confusion : upset
pantomimepantomimist
responsivenessgiving response : constituting a response : answering
wrinklea small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease