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.

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WordMeaning
militateto have weight or effect
misogamya hatred of marriage
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
martineta strict disciplinarian
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
peccadilloa slight offense
indigencea level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking
facadethe front of a building
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
minusculevery small