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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| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
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| antecede | precede |
| faculty | ability |
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| anathema | someone or something intensely disliked or loathed |
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