GRE Word List
RATIONAL
having reason or understanding
The meaning of the word rational is having reason or understanding.
Random words
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| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
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| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| contaminate | to soil, stain, corrupt, or infect by contact or association |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |