Vicarious
August 30, 2006
vi·car·i·ous (vī-kâr’ē-əs, -kăr’-, vĭ-)
adj.
- Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another: read about mountain climbing and experienced vicarious thrills.
- Endured or done by one person substituting for another: vicarious punishment.
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- Acting or serving in place of someone or something else; substituted.
- Committed or entrusted to another, as powers or authority; delegated.
- Physiology. Occurring in or performed by a part of the body not normally associated with a certain function.
You know, GP is playing some prank on us. Within TWO days since the word appeared for vocabulary section of GP Prelims Paper 2, the word has popped up TWICE. Once in today’s (30 Aug) newspapers. And another time I can’t recall where, maybe Newsweek. It’s just cruel. Haha.
And just for the record. I got the definition wrong.
