GRE Word List
RATIONALIZE
to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
The meaning of the word rationalize is to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ethnic | of or relating to large groups of people classed according to common racial, national, tribal, religious, linguistic, or cultural origin or background |
| deb\^acle | sudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| disbar | to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges |
| welt | a strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together |
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| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |