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 |
|---|---|
| lull | to cause to sleep or rest : soothe |
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| negate | to deny the existence or truth of |
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| dazzle | to lose clear vision especially from looking at bright light |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| compliance | the act or process of complying to a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen or to coercion |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |