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
misadventuremisfortune
expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
consignto give over to another's care
curatora person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits
artifactsa usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
moleculethe smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
retortto pay or hurl back : return