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 |
|---|---|
| virile | having traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| gleam | a transient appearance of subdued or partly obscured light |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| score | twenty |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |