Word of the day
vicarious
1. experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
“I could glean vicarious pleasure from the struggles of my imaginary film friends”
adjective
/vəˈkɛriəs/
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"The team's _____ gave her a vicarious sense of triumph, as if she'd played herself."
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- direct
- surrogate
- empathetic
- firsthand
- secondhand
- actual
Choose the phrase that uses vicarious correctly
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Find a word related to vicarious
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