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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| rotunda | a round building |
| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| plutocracy | government by the wealthy |
| egotism | excessive use of the first person singular personal pronoun |
| carousal | a wild, drunken party or celebration : a drunken revel : carouse |
| romp | one that romps |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |