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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| gull | any of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae) |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| fastidious | showing or demanding excessive delicacy or care |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| trappings | outward signs |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| vying | contending; to strive for superiority |