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 |
|---|---|
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| dilapidated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| hindsight | perception of the nature of an event after it has happened |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| conception | the process of becoming pregnant involving fertilization or implantation or both |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| fulcrum | prop |
| query | question |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |