GRE Word List
MODICUM
a small portion : a limited quantity
The meaning of the word modicum is a small portion : a limited quantity.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
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| revile | to subject to verbal abuse : vituperate |
| anguish | extreme pain, distress, or anxiety |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| ruminant | an animal that chews the cud |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |