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 |
|---|---|
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| defalcate | deduct |
| tend | to exhibit an inclination or tendency : conduce |
| turbulence | the quality or state of being turbulent: such as |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| exploit | deed |
| paramount | superior to all others : supreme |