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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| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| volley | the flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground |
| discomfit | to put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| bacchanalia | a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |