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 |
|---|---|
| clamor | noisy shouting |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| medium | something in a middle position |
| effectuate | to cause or bring about (something) : to put (something) into effect or operation : effect |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| affinity | relationship by marriage |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |