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 |
|---|---|
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| incense | material used to produce a fragrant odor when burned |
| domineer | to exercise arbitrary or overbearing control |
| novice | a person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community |
| breed | to produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation |
| nourish | nurture |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| shack | hut |