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 |
|---|---|
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |