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
fleeta number of warships under a single command
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
voracioushaving a huge appetite : ravenous
attentivemindful
claviclea bone of the shoulder girdle typically serving to link the scapula and sternum
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
elatedmarked by high spirits : exultant
prototypean original model on which something is patterned : archetype