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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| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| idyll | a simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment |
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |