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
volitionthe power of choosing or determining : will
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crabbedmarked by a forbidding moroseness
archivesa place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved
exactingtryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands
amissin a mistaken way : wrongly
antiqueexisting since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point
transcribeto make a written copy of
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound