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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| offensive | making attack : aggressive |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| tedium | the quality or state of being tedious : tediousness |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| laggard | lagging or tending to lag : slow especially compared to others of the same kind |
| ravage | an act or practice of ravaging |
| surreptitious | done, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine |
| oratorio | a lengthy choral work usually of a religious nature consisting chiefly of recitatives, arias, and choruses without action or scenery |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |