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 |
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| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| grouse | any 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 |
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| decelerate | to reduce the speed of : slow down |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| pithy | consisting of or abounding in pith |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| listless | characterized by lack of interest, energy, or spirit |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |