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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revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
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obscuredark
commemorateto call to remembrance
lugubriousmournful
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
beholdenbeing under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
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occludeto close up or block off : obstruct