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 |
|---|---|
| adapt | to make fit (as for a new use) often by modification |
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| subliminal | inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |