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 |
|---|---|
| acrophobia | abnormal dread of being in a high place : fear of heights |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| autocratic | of, relating to, or being an autocracy : absolute |
| metamorphosis | change of physical form, structure, or substance especially by supernatural means |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| rejuvenate | to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to |
| arid | excessively dry |