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 |
|---|---|
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| specious | having a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| expiate | to make amends for |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| stellar | of or relating to the stars : astral |
| foist | to introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |