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 |
|---|---|
| abysmal | immeasurably low or wretched : extremely poor or bad |
| pastoral | of, relating to, or composed of shepherds or herdsmen |
| gustatory | relating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste |
| graduated | marked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement |
| veer | to change direction or course |
| parry | to ward off a weapon or blow |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| vagary | an erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |