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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| whimsy | whim |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| swell | to expand (as in size, volume, or numbers) gradually beyond a normal or original limit |
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| leeway | an allowable margin of freedom or variation : tolerance |
| emollient | making soft or supple |
| dutiful | filled with or motivated by a sense of duty |