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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| motto | a sentence, phrase, or word inscribed on something as appropriate to or indicative of its character or use |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| gazette | newspaper |
| flounder | flatfish |
| facilitate | to make easier : help bring about |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| unwitting | not knowing : unaware |
| inundate | overwhelm |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |