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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| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
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| accomplice | one associated with another especially in wrongdoing |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
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| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| deflect | to turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction |