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 |
|---|---|
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| deciduous | falling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| conceit | favorable opinion |
| trickster | one who tricks: such as |
| deride | to laugh at or insult contemptuously |