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 |
|---|---|
| arroyo | a watercourse (such as a creek) in an arid region |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| colloquy | conversation |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |