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
hacklesone of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird
gradationa series forming successive stages
ravenousrapacious
sepulchera place of burial : tomb
tremora trembling or shaking usually from physical weakness, emotional stress, or disease
valedictionan act of bidding farewell
frugalitythe quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality