There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
REFECTION
refection
(noun) a light meal or repast
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
refection (countable and uncountable, plural refections)
Mental or spiritual refreshment.
Physical refreshment, especially with food or drink.
A meal, especially a light meal.
Synonym: repast
Source: Wiktionary
Re*fec"tion (r*fk"shn), n. Etym: [L. refectio: cf. F. réfection. See Refect, Fact.]
Definition: Refreshment after hunger or fatique; a repast; a lunch. [His] feeble spirit inly felt refection. Spenser. Those Attic nights, and those refections of the gods. Curran.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SOAK
(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”
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