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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calorificcaloric
deferput off
tossto throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk
resortone that affords aid or refuge : resource
piebaldcomposed of incongruous parts
bristlinga short stiff coarse hair or filament
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
languishto be or become feeble, weak, or enervated
ambidextroususing both hands with equal ease or dexterity
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste