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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| arboretum | a place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |