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
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
velocityquickness of motion : speed
swarma great number of honeybees emigrating together from a hive in company with a queen to start a new colony elsewhere
friskto search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
finishto come to an end : terminate
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf
minatoryhaving a menacing quality