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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WordMeaning
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
amnestythe act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals
barba medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine
argotthe language used by a particular type or group of people : an often more or less secret vocabulary and idiom peculiar to a particular group
coincorner
implicationsomething implied: such as
juga large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle
bulgeto jut out : swell
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink