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.

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WordMeaning
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
discriminateto mark or perceive the distinguishing or peculiar features of
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
gustythe sensation of taste
sherbeta cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice
persistto go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning
torpora state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility
facsimilean exact copy