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 |
|---|---|
| plausible | superficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious |
| demean | to lower in character, status, or reputation |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| schism | division |
| fuddle | booze |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |