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

WordMeaning
lethalof, relating to, or causing death
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
finesserefinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture
swaggerto conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner
trystan agreement (as between lovers) to meet
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
perspicuityplain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur