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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carillona set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard
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bawdyboisterously or humorously indecent
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savanta person of learning
nethersituated down or below : lower
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting