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
fussyeasily upset : irritable
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
indictto charge with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (such as a grand jury) in due form of law
cuisinemanner of preparing food : style of cooking
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
metropolisthe chief or capital city of a country, state, or region
aeriethe nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand