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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| odoriferous | yielding an odor : odorous |
| obsequy | a funeral or burial rite |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| disengage | to release from something that engages or involves |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |