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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| sublimate | sublime |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| fledgling | a young bird just fledged (see fledge |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| chagrin | disquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure |
| defame | to harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |