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
doteto exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
pernicioushighly injurious or destructive : deadly
glazeto furnish or fit with glass
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
moratoriuma legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt
snubto check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
relevanthaving significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand
annealto heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle
convictionthe act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law