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
insouciantlighthearted unconcern : nonchalance
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
havocwide and general destruction : devastation
prelatean ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
decoya pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture
concentrichaving a common center
prefigureto show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness
quibbleto evade the point of an argument by caviling about words
subsidiaryfurnishing aid or support : auxiliary