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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| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
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| husband | a male partner in a marriage |
| prodigy | a highly talented child or youth |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| nimble | quick and light in motion : agile |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| turmoil | a state or condition of extreme confusion, agitation, or commotion |
| murky | characterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke |