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 |
|---|---|
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| glossy | having a surface luster or brightness |
| pitfall | trap |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| monastic | of or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns |
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| mongrel | an individual resulting from the interbreeding of diverse breeds (see breed |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| grill | to broil on a grill |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |