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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| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
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| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| posture | the position or bearing of the body whether characteristic or assumed for a special purpose |
| retrench | cut down |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
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