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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caucusa closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy
equivocateto use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive
confidantone to whom secrets are entrusted
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
treatisea systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached
shamblesa meat market
scourgewhip
factitiousproduced by humans rather than by natural forces
depositiona testifying especially before a court
hypocriticalcharacterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy