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 |
|---|---|
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |
| incriminate | to charge with or show evidence or proof of involvement in a crime or fault |
| compulsion | an act of compelling |
| podium | a low wall serving as a foundation or terrace wall: such as |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |