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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clamberto climb awkwardly or with effort especially by using both the hands and the feet
discriminatingmaking a distinction : distinguishing
mangeany of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange
amendto put right
boona timely benefit : blessing
embroiderto ornament with needlework
potentateruler
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
tenaciousnot easily pulled apart : cohesive
dissolutionthe act or process of dissolving: such as