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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WordMeaning
macabrehaving death as a subject : comprising or including a personalized representation of death
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
collationa light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
senilitythe quality or state of being senile : the physical and mental decline associated with old age
augurydivination from auspices (see auspice
crypticsecret
unwontedbeing out of the ordinary : rare
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him