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 |
|---|---|
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| gory | covered with gore : bloodstained |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |