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
tumultdisorderly agitation or milling about of a crowd usually with uproar and confusion of voices : commotion
invidiousof an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious
rebateto reduce the force or activity of : diminish
invalidateto make invalid
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
pervasiveexisting in or spreading through every part of something
bifurcateddivided into two branches or parts
horoscopea diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time (as at one's birth) for use by astrologers in inferring individual character and personality traits and in foretelling events of a person's life
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
excisean internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity