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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| quintessence | the fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| retribution | recompense |
| lunar | crescent |