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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humanitariana person promoting human welfare and social reform : philanthropist
capitulateto surrender often after negotiation of terms
sluran insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion
bequeathto give or leave by will (see will
muggybeing warm, damp, and close
volatilecharacterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change
documentproof
rabblea disorganized or confused collection of things
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
graduatedmarked with divisions indicating degrees or units of measurement