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 |
|---|---|
| surmise | a thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| flora | a treatise on or list of the plants of an area or period |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| debonair | suave |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| aviary | a place for keeping birds confined |