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 |
|---|---|
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| imbue | endow |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| fleet | a number of warships under a single command |
| alcove | a small recessed section of a room : nook |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| accelerate | to move faster : to gain speed |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |