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
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
magnanimitythe quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
temperatehaving a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature
antiquatedoutmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted
jabberto talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
equipoisea state of equilibrium
universalincluding or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception
reciprocateto give and take mutually