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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| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| unfeigned | not feigned or hypocritical : genuine |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| cursive | running |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| artful | performed with or showing art or skill |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |