GRE Word List

RATIONALE

an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena

The meaning of the word rationale is an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena.

Random words

WordMeaning
hyperboleextravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones")
economythe structure or conditions of economic life in a country, area, or period
gratuitysomething given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
veritythe quality or state of being true or real
lewdobscene
anarchyabsence of government
miscellanyseparate writings collected in one volume
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part