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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WordMeaning
dankunpleasantly moist or wet
exoticintroduced from another country : not native to the place where found
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
oddsthe probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
rebuffto reject or criticize sharply : snub
decompositionto separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds
siftto put through a sieve
pedestalthe support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration
homespunspun or made at home
cruxa puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question