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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| shyster | a person who is professionally unscrupulous especially in the practice of law or politics : pettifogger |