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 |
|---|---|
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| discriminating | making a distinction : distinguishing |
| geriatrics | a branch of medicine that deals with the problems and diseases of old age and the medical care and treatment of aging people |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| thespian | actor |
| fleck | streak |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |