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 |
|---|---|
| aver | to declare positively |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| discord | lack of agreement or harmony (as between persons, things, or ideas) |
| genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| throb | to pulsate or pound with abnormal force or rapidity |
| lilliputian | of, relating to, or characteristic of the Lilliputians or the island of Lilliput |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |