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 |
|---|---|
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| cohesion | the act or state of sticking together tightly |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| fake | not true, real, or genuine : counterfeit |
| discourse | verbal interchange of ideas |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |