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 |
|---|---|
| wanderlust | strong longing for or impulse toward wandering |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| raconteur | a person who excels in telling anecdotes |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| effective | producing a decided, decisive, or desired effect |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| facade | the front of a building |