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 |
|---|---|
| domicile | a dwelling place : place of residence : home |
| drab | slattern |
| championship | designation as champion |
| stipulate | to make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract |
| gloss_over | explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| aesthetic | of, relating to, or dealing with aesthetics or the beautiful |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |