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 |
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| patriarch | one of the scriptural fathers of the human race or of the Hebrew people |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| pedant | one who is unimaginative or who unduly emphasizes minutiae in the presentation or use of knowledge |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| abridge | to shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense |
| document | proof |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |