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 |
|---|---|
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| adjoin | to add or attach by joining |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| gruel | a thin porridge |