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rational
- sensible, logical, able to reason |
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We must work this problem out in a
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His behavior has no
rational explanation. He must
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He is a normal,
rational man. |
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rationale -
a logical basis, a justification, an underlying reason |
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rationale for his decision was that it was in
everyone's interest. |
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Their
rationale for building the new motorway is that it
will reduce traffic congestion. |
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eligible, illegible |
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moral, morale |
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eminent, imminent |
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persecuted, prosecuted |
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ensure, assure |
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personal, personnel |
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formally, formerly |
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precede, proceed |
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hanged, hung |
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price, prize |
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historic, historical |
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principal, principle |
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homework, housework |
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rational, rationale |
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human, humane |
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respectably, respectively |
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lie, lay |
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stationary, stationery |
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lose, loose |
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weather, whether |
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mature, matured |
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misused, disused |
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