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 |
|---|---|
| muster | a representative specimen (see specimen |
| outfit | the act of fitting out or equipping (as for a voyage or expedition) |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| executor | one who executes something |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| congenital | existing at or dating from birth |
| harping | a plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard |
| niggle | trifle |