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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| steep | lofty |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| maul | a heavy often wooden-headed hammer used especially for driving wedges |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| amity | friendship |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |