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
detainto hold or keep in or as if in custody
awla pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood)
devoteean ardent follower, supporter, or enthusiast (as of a religion, art form, or sport)
scuttlea shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce)
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
deployto extend (a military unit) especially in width
savanta person of learning
veerto change direction or course