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 |
|---|---|
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| disperse | to cause to break up (see break up |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| demeanor | behavior toward others : outward manner |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| leery | suspicious |
| artless | lacking art, knowledge, or skill : uncultured |
| avalanche | a large mass of snow, ice, earth, rock, or other material in swift motion down a mountainside or over a precipice |