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 |
|---|---|
| rare | seldom occurring or found : uncommon |
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| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
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| dulcet | sweet to the taste |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
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| vindicate | to free from allegation or blame |