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 |
|---|---|
| portly | dignified |
| partiality | the quality or state of being partial : bias |
| ramification | branch |
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| pallet | a straw-filled tick or mattress |
| dummy | a person who is incapable of speaking |
| precis | a concise summary of essential points, statements, or facts |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |