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 |
|---|---|
| synoptic | affording a general view of a whole |
| transparent | having the property of transmitting light without appreciable scattering so that bodies lying beyond are seen clearly : pellucid |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| auspicious | showing or suggesting that future success is likely : propitious |
| hierarchy | a division of angels |
| outrage | an act of violence or brutality |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |