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Word: rationalize

Definition: make rational; devise false reasons for (one's behavior); offer an excuse; give a plausible reason for an action in place of a true, less admirable ones; N. rationalization


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::: reverent - respectful; worshipful; V. revere: regard with reverence; N. reverence: profound respect
::: sluggish - lazy; slow; inactive; lethargic; CF. slug: nail with no shell
::: benison - blessing
::: arsenal - storage place for military equipment
::: moribund - dying; at the point of death; CF. death
::: generality - vague statement; general statement which is not detailed; quality of being general; greater part; most; Ex. generality of people
::: extrinsic - external; not essential or inherent; extraneous; OP. intrinsic
::: simian - monkeylike; N: ape or monkey
::: gargantuan - huge; enormous; gigantic; CF. the hero of Gargantua and Pantagruel
::: skirmish - minor fight; minor battle in war; V.