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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exacerbateto make more violent, bitter, or severe
thrashto beat soundly with or as if with a stick or whip : flog
colandera perforated utensil for washing or draining food
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repressto check by or as if by pressure : curb
graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
betrayto lead astray