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 |
|---|---|
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |
| blanch | to take the color out of |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| panacea | a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all |
| impregnate | to cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| nebulous | of, relating to, or resembling a nebula : nebular |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |