GRE Word List
VICARIOUS
experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another
The meaning of the word vicarious is experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| codicil | a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will |
| intuition | the power or faculty of attaining to direct knowledge or cognition without evident rational thought and inference |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
| kinetic | of or relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces and energy associated therewith |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| bigot | a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices |