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
bickerpetulant quarreling : altercation
requiteto make return for : repay
opalescentreflecting an iridescent light
passiveacted upon by an external agency
multifarioushaving or occurring in great variety : diverse
defunctno longer living, existing, or functioning
truculencethe quality or state of being truculent
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
polygamistmarriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry
punditpandit