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 |
|---|---|
| vouch | to supply supporting evidence or testimony |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| catharsis | purification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |