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 |
|---|---|
| ungainly | lacking in smoothness or dexterity : clumsy |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| nautical | of, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships |
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |
| communal | of or relating to one or more communes |
| proselytize | to induce someone to convert to one's faith |
| draught | a rough written version of something that is not yet in its final form; to write the first rough version of something such as a letter, speech, book or law; to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| collaborate | to work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor |