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 |
|---|---|
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| interloper | one that interlopes: such as |
| bizarre | strikingly out of the ordinary: such as |
| sleigh | an open usually horse-drawn vehicle with runners for use on snow or ice |
| soluble | susceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| wrench | to move with a violent twist |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |