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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WordMeaning
distendextend
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
stampto pound or crush with a pestle or a heavy instrument
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
precipitateto throw violently : hurl
catechismoral instruction
theoreticalexisting only in theory : hypothetical
dilemmaa usually undesirable or unpleasant choice
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it