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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paramourlover
castrateto deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes
glibshowing little forethought or preparation : offhand
ubiquitousexisting or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
indiscriminatenot marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment
mentora friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus
stigmaa mark of shame or discredit : stain
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)