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 |
|---|---|
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| glaze | to furnish or fit with glass |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| snub | to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke |
| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| anneal | to heat and then cool (a material, such as steel or glass) usually for softening and making less brittle |
| conviction | the act or process of finding a person guilty of a crime especially in a court of law |