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 |
|---|---|
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |