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 |
|---|---|
| supernumerary | exceeding the usual, stated, or prescribed number |
| rational | having reason or understanding |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| endorse | to write on the back of |
| romp | one that romps |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| victuals | food usable by people |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| talisman | an object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |