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 |
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| relevant | having significant and demonstrable bearing on the matter at hand |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| rapacious | excessively grasping or covetous |
| incline | to bend the head or body forward : bow |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| executioner | one who executes |
| requiem | a mass for the dead |
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