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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| problematic | posing a problem : difficult to solve or decide |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| malapropism | the usually unintentionally humorous misuse or distortion of a word or phrase |
| lout | to bow in respect |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| denigrate | to attack the reputation of : defame |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| foster | having, relating to, or being the relationship between a foster parent and the child who the foster parent cares for |