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
delveexcavate
glacialsuggestive of ice: such as
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation
gambita chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position
whimsicalresulting from or characterized by whim or caprice
compileto compose out of materials from other documents
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
partisana firm adherent to a party, faction, cause, or person
embryonicof or relating to an embryo
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic