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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| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
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| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
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| blurt | to utter abruptly and impulsively |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |