GRE Word List
PROTAGONIST
the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story)
The meaning of the word protagonist is the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| rake | an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| slough | a place of deep mud or mire |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| exegesis | exposition |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |