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 |
|---|---|
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| dissection | the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected |
| irremediable | not remediable |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| nurture | training |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |