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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implyto express indirectly
hoverto position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it
libidoinstinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity
recurrentrunning or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
ungainlylacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy
ventto provide with a vent
droopto hang or incline downward
irreproachablenot reproachable : blameless
stipulateto make an agreement or covenant to do or forbear something : contract
didacticdesigned or intended to teach