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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WordMeaning
pedigreea register recording a line of ancestors
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
terrestrialof or relating to the earth or its inhabitants
covenanta usually formal, solemn, and binding agreement : compact
paupera person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity
illusorybased on or producing illusion : deceptive
ovationa ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted
tenacitythe quality or state of being tenacious
toppleto fall from or as if from being top-heavy
loungeto act or move idly or lazily : loaf