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 |
|---|---|
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| scion | descendant |
| prong | fork |
| halting | marked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness |
| limbo | an abode of souls that are according to Roman Catholic theology barred from heaven because of not having received Christian baptism |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| dart | a light spear |