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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vouchto supply supporting evidence or testimony
mundaneof, relating to, or characteristic of the world
pestlea usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
smeltany of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
ruffiana brutal person : bully
indisputablenot disputable : unquestionable
accompliceone associated with another especially in wrongdoing