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).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| negligible | so small or unimportant or of so little consequence as to warrant little or no attention : trifling |
| distract | to draw or direct (something, such as someone's attention) to a different object or in different directions at the same time |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| adage | a saying often in metaphorical form that typically embodies a common observation |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |