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 |
|---|---|
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| satyr | a sylvan deity in Greek mythology having certain characteristics of a horse or goat and fond of Dionysian revelry |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| parched | deprived of natural moisture |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| nomenclature | name |