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 |
|---|---|
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| confidant | one to whom secrets are entrusted |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| shambles | a meat market |
| scourge | whip |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |