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
malfeasancewrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
fuss:trouble or worry over trifles; make nervous; pay too much attention to; N: needless concern or worry (about a trivial thing); anxious nervous condition; display of attention; Ex. make a fuss over the baby
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
repercussionreflection
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
filialof, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter
privyprivate
representationalone that represents: such as
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly