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 |
|---|---|
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| apocalyptic | of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| repulse | to drive or beat back : repel |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| cosmic | of or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone |