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
chicanerydeception by artful subterfuge or sophistry : trickery
sluicean artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow
blightedaffected with blight (see blight
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
antecedeprecede
continencethe ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily
badgerany of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere
underscoreto draw a line under : underline
centrifugalproceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis
pretendto give a false appearance of being, possessing, or performing