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
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
pugilistfighter
bouta spell or period of activity: such as
cascadea steep usually small fall of water
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
uninhibitedfree from inhibition
ruthlesshaving no pity : merciless
intuitionthe power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference
smolderto burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke