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 |
|---|---|
| compound | something formed by a union of elements or parts |
| trenchant | keen |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| prepossessing | creating prejudice |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |