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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| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| elysian | of or relating to Elysium |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| stamina | the bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance |
| purchase | to obtain by paying money or its equivalent : buy |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| gentility | the condition of belonging to the gentry |
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |