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 |
|---|---|
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| daunt | to lessen the courage of : cow |
| lunar | crescent |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |