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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gallowsa frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged
tensioninner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
pacifyto allay the anger or agitation of : soothe
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
amorphoushaving no definite form : shapeless
disgorgeto discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit
anonymitythe quality or state of being anonymous
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
ignoblecharacterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness