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Vicarious
/vaɪˈkɛəriəs/ adjective easyExperienced indirectly through imagining or watching someone else's actions or feelings.
He got a vicarious thrill from watching his daughter accept the award he had never won himself.
Memory Trick
Vicarious comes from 'vicarius,' substitute, the same root as 'vicar,' someone who acts in another's place -- a vicarious experience lets you live through a stand-in for yourself.