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 |
|---|---|
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| lofty | elevated in character and spirit : noble |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| correlate | either of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife) |
| aristocracy | government by the best individuals or by a small privileged class |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |