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
vixena female fox
offhandwithout premeditation or preparation : extempore
misapprehensionto apprehend wrongly : misunderstand
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order
chasethe hunting of wild animals
restraintan act of restraining : the state of being restrained
outfitthe act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition)
epauletsomething that ornaments or protects the shoulder: such as
hideto put out of sight : secrete
staccatocut short or apart in performing : disconnected