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 |
|---|---|
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| quorum | a select group |
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| glossary | a collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |