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 |
|---|---|
| furor | an angry or maniacal fit : rage |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| emanate | to come out from a source |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |