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 |
|---|---|
| mellifluous | having a smooth rich flow |
| charm | the chanting or reciting of a magic spell : incantation |
| bank | a mound, pile, or ridge raised above the surrounding level: such as |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| esteem | the regard in which one is held |
| asylum | an inviolable place of refuge and protection giving shelter to criminals and debtors : sanctuary |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| jollity | the quality or state of being jolly : merriment |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |