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 |
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| oligarchy | government by the few |
| unassuaged | not quenched, eased, or satisfied : not assuaged |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| servile | of or befitting a menial position |