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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WordMeaning
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
plumba lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction
disarraya lack of order or sequence : confusion
kudospraise given for achievement
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
run-downan item-by-item report or review : summary
stanzaa division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe
charlatanquack
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
slakesubside