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 |
|---|---|
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| haggard | not tamed |
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| perdition | eternal damnation |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| fulcrum | prop |
| remnant | a usually small part, member, or trace remaining |