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
conciliatoryintended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate
dilateto become enlarged or widened
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
concessionthe act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat)
nauseaa stomach distress with distaste for food and an urge to vomit
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
affectedartificial; pretended
fancifulmarked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience
enactto establish by legal and authoritative act
overbearingtending to overwhelm : overpowering