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 |
|---|---|
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| amnesia | loss of memory due usually to brain injury, shock, fatigue, repression, or illness |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| condign | deserved |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |
| layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |