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 |
|---|---|
| purgatory | an intermediate state after death for expiatory purification |
| adversary | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : an enemy or opponent |
| congruence | the quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent |
| lax | loose |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| vex | to bring trouble, distress, or agitation to |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| topple | to fall from or as if from being top-heavy |
| fell | skin |
| embryonic | of or relating to an embryo |