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

WordMeaning
thralla state of servitude or submission
grouseany of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds
rotunditymarked by roundness : rounded
decelerateto reduce the speed of : slow down
berserkan ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable
pithyconsisting of or abounding in pith
lowhaving a small upward extension or elevation
listlesscharacterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit
unfetterto free from fetters
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable