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
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
ascribeto refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing
expiateto make amends for
killjoyone who spoils the pleasure of others
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
stellarof or relating to the stars : astral
foistto introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed