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.

Random words

WordMeaning
countenancelook
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
sleekslick
appellationan identifying name or title : designation
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
peripheralof, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part
cresta showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration
virilehaving traditionally masculine traits especially to a marked degree
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
fugitiverunning away or intending flight