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 |
|---|---|
| asperity | roughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger |
| emblazon | to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |
| unwarranted | lacking adequate or official support : not warranted : unjustified |
| faculty | ability |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| hirsute | hairy |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |