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 |
|---|---|
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| dynamo | generator |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |