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 |
|---|---|
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| agog | full of intense interest or excitement : eager |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| ossify | to change into bone |
| sow | an adult female swine |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| endearment | a word or an act (such as a caress) expressing affection |
| renovate | to restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding) |
| chafe | irritate |