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
blisscomplete happiness
comprehensivecovering completely or broadly : inclusive
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
apostateone who commits apostasy
mantlea loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak
presumptuousoverstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties
agapewide open : gaping
outlandishof or relating to another country : foreign
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
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