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 |
|---|---|
| upshot | the final result : outcome |
| blight | a disease or injury of plants marked by the formation of lesions, withering, and death of parts (such as leaves and tubers) |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| lax | loose |
| hoax | to trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous |
| check | to inspect, examine, or look at appraisingly or appreciatively |
| augury | divination from auspices (see auspice |
| miserly | of, relating to, or characteristic of a miser |
| perpetual | continuing forever : everlasting |