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
hibernalof, relating to, or occurring in winter
jocundmarked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness
putrescentundergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
repletefully or abundantly provided or filled
temporalof or relating to time as opposed to eternity
ablutionthe washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite)
hindrancethe state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered
abolishto end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul