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 |
|---|---|
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
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| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| disquietude | anxiety |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| madrigal | a medieval short lyrical poem in a strict poetic form |