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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| extirpate | to destroy completely : wipe out |
| bid | to offer (a price) whether for payment or acceptance |
| limpid | marked by transparency (see transparent |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |