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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| brevity | shortness of duration |
| capitulate | to surrender often after negotiation of terms |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| vie | to strive for superiority : contend |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| ichthyology | a branch of zoology that deals with fishes |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| abstain | to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |