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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discomposeto destroy the composure of
litheeasily bent or flexed
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graphicof or relating to the pictorial arts
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