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 |
|---|---|
| shirk | to go stealthily : sneak |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| angular | forming an angle : sharp-cornered |
| voracious | having a huge appetite : ravenous |
| doom | a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England |