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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sleekslick
reprisea musical repetition:
industriousconstantly, regularly, or habitually active or occupied : diligent
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
dismemberto cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of
rampa sloping way or plane: such as
vernacularusing a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress