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 |