GRE Word List
RATIONAL
having reason or understanding
The meaning of the word rational is having reason or understanding.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| acclaim | applaud |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| plane | airplane |
| eclipse | the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another |