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 |
|---|---|
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| swindler | to obtain money or property by fraud or deceit |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |