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
unearthto dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume
confluencea coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point
deb\^aclesudden disastrous downfall or defeat; complete disaster
travailwork especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil
mercantileof or relating to merchants or trading
antiquityancient times
semblanceoutward and often specious appearance or show : form
corollarya proposition (see proposition
revileto subject to verbal abuse : vituperate
donto put on (an article of clothing)