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).
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| remote | separated by an interval or space greater than usual |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| parquet | to furnish with a floor of parquet |
| reminiscence | apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence |
| pertinent | having a clear decisive relevance to the matter in hand |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| arrears | the state of being behind in the discharge of obligations |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |