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
delusivelikely to delude
beneficiarya person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced
bucolicof or relating to shepherds or herdsmen : pastoral
synopticaffording a general view of a whole
sharda piece or fragment of a brittle substance
concentrichaving a common center
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
matriarcha woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there