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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| billow | wave |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| motility | the quality or state of being motile : capability of movement |
| pundit | pandit |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |