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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alimentaryof or relating to nourishment or nutrition
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
tarnishto dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil
tessellatedhaving a checkered appearance
collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
epitaphan inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there
deviseto form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent