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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| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| withdrawn | removed from immediate contact or easy approach : isolated |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| palatable | agreeable to the palate or taste |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| conflagration | fire |