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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WordMeaning
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator
anecdotea usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
connivancethe act of conniving
qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
prolongto lengthen in time : continue
hullthe outer covering of a fruit or seed
alloythe degree of mixture with base metals : fineness
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action
throttleto compress the throat of : choke