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
permissivegranted on sufferance : tolerated
abstinencethe practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable
supplicantone who supplicates
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
predecessorone that precedes
queerdiffering in some way from what is usual or normal : odd
urgentcalling for immediate attention : pressing
intolerantunable or unwilling to endure