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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induceto move by persuasion or influence
supernumeraryexceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number
pivotalof, relating to, or constituting a pivot
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
uncouthawkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude
scaffolda temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground
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