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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| sanction | a formal decree |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| obtrude | to thrust out : extrude |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| intimate | marked by a warm friendship developing through long association |
| bereavement | the state or fact of being bereaved or deprived of something or someone |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| dainty | something delicious to the taste |