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 |
|---|---|
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| manifesto | a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer |
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |