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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extroverta person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction
ellipsisthe omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
aloofremoved or distant either physically or emotionally
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
antecedeprecede
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anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy