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 |
|---|---|
| admonish | to indicate duties or obligations to |
| blithe | lacking due thought or consideration : casual |
| beseech | to beg for urgently or anxiously |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
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