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 |
|---|---|
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| guy | man |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| rig | to fit out with rigging |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |