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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| warp | a series of yarns extended lengthwise in a loom and crossed by the weft |
| extrapolation | to predict by projecting past experience or known data |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |
| generality | the quality or state of being general |