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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WordMeaning
sublimatesublime
coteriean intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose
compassionsympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
commemorateto call to remembrance
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure
defameto harm the reputation of by communicating false statements about : to harm the reputation of by libel (see libel
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
cronea cruel or ugly old woman
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language