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.

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WordMeaning
cabalthe contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government)
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
artificeclever or artful skill : ingenuity
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
unassailablenot assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question
preposterouscontrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
headlongheadfirst
subalternparticular with reference to a related universal proposition