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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restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
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flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
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nonsensewords or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas
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