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 |
|---|---|
| dispatch | to send off or away with promptness or speed |
| colloquy | conversation |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| sordid | marked by baseness or grossness : vile |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| litigation | the act, process, or practice of settling a dispute in a court of law : the act or process of litigating |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |