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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solublesusceptible of being dissolved in or as if in a liquid and especially water
untenablenot able to be defended
gentlefree from harshness, sternness, or violence
tribulationdistress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
acrimoniousangry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
quashto suppress or extinguish summarily and completely