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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| apathy | lack of feeling or emotion : impassiveness |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |