GRE Word List
COLLATION
a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper
The meaning of the word collation is a light meal allowed on fast days in place of lunch or supper.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| kneel | to position the body so that one or both knees rest on the floor |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |