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 |
|---|---|
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| peccadillo | a slight offense |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| coin | corner |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| scrupulous | having moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |