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 |
|---|---|
| preternatural | existing outside of nature |
| execrable | deserving to be execrated : detestable |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| demagogue | a leader who makes use of popular prejudices and false claims and promises in order to gain power |
| imply | to express indirectly |
| crossbreed | hybridize |