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
amassto collect for oneself : accumulate
vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
haughtinessblatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior
ravagean act or practice of ravaging
causticcapable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive
bedizento dress or adorn gaudily
affinityrelationship by marriage
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
besmirchto cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully