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
treasurewealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded
dyspepticindigestion
hirelinga person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives
litanya prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation
agendaa list or outline of things to be considered or done
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable