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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| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| conjugal | of or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial |
| centripetal | proceeding or acting in a direction toward a center or axis |
| magnanimity | the quality of being magnanimous : loftiness of spirit enabling one to bear trouble calmly, to disdain meanness and pettiness, and to display a noble generosity |
| psychopathic | of, relating to, or characterized by psychopathy |
| chassis | the supporting frame of a structure (such as an automobile or television) |
| muggy | being warm, damp, and close |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| hazard | a source of danger |