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 |
|---|---|
| hummock | a rounded knoll or hillock |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| violate | break |
| betray | to lead astray |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| compact | predominantly formed or filled : composed |
| acclivity | an ascending slope (as of a hill) |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |