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 |
|---|---|
| slew | a large number |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |