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 |
|---|---|
| whinny | to neigh especially in a low or gentle way |
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a former capacity : reinstate |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| mulct | fine |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |