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 |
|---|---|
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| chide | to speak out in angry or displeased rebuke |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| gregarious | tending to associate with others of one's kind : social |
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| remittance | a sum of money remitted |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| lubricate | to make smooth or slippery |