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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dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
precipitousprecipitate
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
hysteriaa psychoneurosis marked by emotional excitability and disturbances of the psychogenic, sensory, vasomotor, and visceral (see visceral
amenitiessomething that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
pandemoniuma wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people)
reprisala retaliatory act
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
jurisdictionthe power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law