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 |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| self-righteous | convinced of one's own righteousness especially in contrast with the actions and beliefs of others : narrow-mindedly moralistic |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| incongruity | the quality or state of being incongruous |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| forebears | ancestor |
| improvident | not provident : not foreseeing and providing for the future |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |