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 |
|---|---|
| ominous | being or exhibiting an omen : portentous |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| remediable | capable of being remedied |
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| devolve | to pass on (something, such as responsibility, rights, or powers) from one person or entity to another |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |