VICARIOUS = (adjective) experienced as a result of watching, listening to or reading about the activities of other people, rather than by doing the activities yourself

Examples:
- I felt vicarious pain when Lisa told me about how she had accidentally cut herself. 
- I felt vicarious excitement to hear that Frank was going for a surf
- Most football fans experience the vicarious thrill of victory every time their team wins.

Synonyms: indirect, pretended, secondary, delegated, substituted, surrogate, sympathetic

Antonyms: first-hand, direct

PERFIDY = 1. a betrayal of trust and faith; 2. an act of treachery

Examples:
- Marc is remembered for his perfidy more than for anything else.
- Marc's perfidious actions shocked his students
- Frank is a loyal and patriotic man who would never commit perfidy.

Synonyms: deception, dishonesty, disloyalty, betrayal, treachery, trickery

Antonyms: loyalty, faithfulness, honesty

 

Author:  The useful vocabulary show

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Published: 2008-05-13

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