GRE Word List
RECAST
reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again
The meaning of the word recast is reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.); fashion again.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
---|---|
polyglot | speaking several languages; multilingual; Ex. polyglot person/society; N. |
cemetery | place for burying the dead |
shudder | shake uncontrollably; tremble; V. |
inclusive | tending to include all; all-inclusive; Ex. inclusive charge |
mercantile | concerning trade or merchants |
epic | long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); ADJ: (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand |
niggle | spend too much time on minor points (esp. when finding fault); find fault; Ex. niggle over details; ADJ. niggling |
platonic | purely spiritual; theoretical; without sensual desire |
pinch | squeeze between the thumb and a finger, or other edges; Ex. I had to pinch myself to make sure I wasn't dreaming. N: amount that can be held between the thumb and a finger |
detached | emotionally removed; free from emotional involvement; calm and objective; physically separate; N. detachment; CF. attachment |