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 |
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| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| urgent | calling for immediate attention : pressing |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| impecunious | having very little or no money usually habitually : penniless |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| wrinkle | a small ridge or furrow especially when formed on a surface by the shrinking or contraction of a smooth substance : crease |
| stilted | pompous |
