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 |
|---|---|
| reverie | daydream |
| profligate | wildly extravagant |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| wiggle | to move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| bout | a spell or period of activity: such as |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| prosody | the study of versification |