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 |
|---|---|
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| impetus | a driving force : impulse |
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| derivation | the formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix) |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| drivel | nonsense |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| mendicant | beggar |