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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| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
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| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| dribble | to issue sporadically and in small bits |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| finicky | extremely or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards |
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| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |