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 |
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| expunge | to strike out, obliterate, or mark for deletion |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| remunerative | serving to remunerate |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| torso | the human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk |
| regale | to entertain sumptuously : feast with delicacies |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| mendicant | beggar |
| dispirited | to deprive of morale or enthusiasm |