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
assertto state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively
entrancepower or permission to enter : admission
errantbehaving wrongly
lilliputianof, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput
redoubtablecausing fear or alarm : formidable
bedraggleto wet thoroughly
privyprivate
manifoldmarked by diversity or variety
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious