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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| seasoned | a time characterized by a particular circumstance or feature |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| implode | to burst inward |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| surge | to rise and fall actively : toss |
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |