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 |
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| fashion | the prevailing style (as in dress) during a particular time |
| emaciated | very thin and feeble especially from lack of nutrition or illness |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| stock | a store or supply accumulated or available |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |