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 |
|---|---|
| toll | a tax or fee paid for some liberty or privilege (as of passing over a highway or bridge) |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| squeamish | easily nauseated : queasy |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |