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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| paramour | lover |
| castrate | to deprive (a male animal or person) of the testes |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| mentor | a friend of Odysseus entrusted with the education of Odysseus' son Telemachus |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| cognizance | a distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing) |