GRE Word List
MODICUM
a small portion : a limited quantity
The meaning of the word modicum is a small portion : a limited quantity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| sheathe | to put into or furnish with a sheath |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| befuddle | to muddle or stupefy with or as if with drink |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| knoll | a small round hill : mound |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |