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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| brink | edge |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| semblance | outward and often specious appearance or show : form |
| niggardly | grudgingly mean about spending or granting : begrudging |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| collage | an artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |