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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| robust | having or exhibiting strength or vigorous health |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| postulate | demand |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| oversee | survey |
| skulduggery | underhanded or unscrupulous behavior |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| pummel | pound |