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
levitateto rise or float in or as if in the air especially in seeming defiance of gravitation
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
mawkishlacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste
mangleto injure with deep disfiguring wounds by cutting, tearing, or crushing
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
mosaica surface decoration made by inlaying small pieces of variously colored material to form pictures or patterns
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
forswearto make a liar of (oneself) under or as if under oath