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 |
|---|---|
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| malcontent | a discontented person: |
| attire | to put garments on : dress |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| fecundity | fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |