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 |
|---|---|
| incur | to become liable or subject to : bring down upon oneself |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| pigment | a substance that imparts black or white or a color to other materials |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| interstice | a space that intervenes between things |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| approbation | commendation |
| decry | to depreciate (something, such as a coin) officially or publicly |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |