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 |
|---|---|
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| rationalize | to bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| traduce | to expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |