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 |
|---|---|
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |