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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rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
obstreperousmarked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
impregnableincapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable
tribunea Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates
polaritythe quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous
delugean overflowing of the land by water
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
accordto grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned