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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| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| mimicry | an instance of mimicking |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |