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 |
|---|---|
| drab | slattern |
| kismet | fate |
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| rescind | to take away : remove |
| feature | the structure, form, or appearance especially of a person |
| placid | serenely free of interruption or disturbance |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |