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
pendulouspoised without visible support
beseechto beg for urgently or anxiously
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent
preeminenthaving paramount rank, dignity, or importance : outstanding
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
invalidateto make invalid
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
psychopathicof, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy
transcribeto make a written copy of
untenablenot able to be defended