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 |
|---|---|
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| mingle | to bring or mix together or with something else usually without fundamental loss of identity : intermix |
| titanic | having great magnitude, force, or power : colossal |
| bastion | a projecting part of a fortification |
| aureole | a radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage |
| waylay | to lie in wait for or attack (someone) from ambush |
| cohabit | to live together as or as if a married couple |
| desperado | a bold or violent criminal |
| pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |