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 |
|---|---|
| rampant | rearing upon the hind legs with forelegs extended |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| potpourri | a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| fret | to eat or gnaw into : corrode |
| lexicographer | an author or editor of a dictionary |