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 |
|---|---|
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| ram | a male sheep |
| autonomous | having the right or power of self-government |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| slander | to utter slander against : defame |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |