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 |
|---|---|
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| adulation | extreme or excessive admiration or flattery |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |