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
limpidmarked by transparency (see transparent
perpetrateto bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit
fiascoa complete failure
denotationan act or process of denoting
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
preponderancea superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
ghastlyterrifyingly horrible to the senses : frightening
abdicateto renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function
isotopeany of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties