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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WordMeaning
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
furoran angry or maniacal fit : rage
invectiveinsulting or abusive language : vituperation
clouta piece of cloth or leather : rag
nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
lecheryinordinate (see inordinate
cognitiveof, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
impregnateto cause to be filled, imbued, permeated, or saturated
bacchanalorgy