GRE Word List
RATIONAL
having reason or understanding
The meaning of the word rational is having reason or understanding.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| brackish | somewhat salty |
| respiration | the movement of air or dissolved gases into and out of the lungs |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |
| salutary | producing a beneficial effect : remedial |
| rightful | just |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |
| churlish | of, resembling, or characteristic of a churl : vulgar |