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
tenancya holding of an estate or a mode of holding an estate
contrabandillegal or prohibited traffic in goods : smuggling
provenanceorigin
rentproperty (such as a house) rented or for rent
equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
guiledeceitful cunning : duplicity
renegeto go back on a promise or commitment
predilectionan established preference for something
largessliberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior
smatteringsuperficial piecemeal knowledge