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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circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
naivetea naive remark or action
variegatedhaving discrete markings of different colors
mollifyto soothe in temper or disposition : appease
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
cravenlacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted
fretto eat or gnaw into : corrode
epicureone with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine