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 |
|---|---|
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| laud | praise |
| manipulate | to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| acme | the highest point or stage |
| elastic | capable of recovering size and shape after deformation |