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 |
|---|---|
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |
| plagiarize | to steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source |
| impregnable | incapable of being taken by assault : unconquerable |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |