GRE Word List
EMPIRICAL
originating in or based on observation or experience
The meaning of the word empirical is originating in or based on observation or experience.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| capillary | resembling a hair especially in slender elongated form |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| mural | of, relating to, or resembling a wall |
| adulterate | to corrupt, debase, or make impure by the addition of a foreign or inferior substance or element |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |
| caliber | degree of mental capacity or moral quality |
| enhance | heighten |
| effluvium | an invisible emanation |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |