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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WordMeaning
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
debunkto expose the sham (see sham
unguenta soothing or healing salve : ointment
concatenatelinked together
phoenixa legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
debutanteone making a debut (see debut
randoma haphazard course
enraptureto fill with delight
pranceto spring from the hind legs or move by so doing