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 |
|---|---|
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| saline | consisting of or containing salt |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |