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 |
|---|---|
| freebooter | pirate |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| poise | balance |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |