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 |
|---|---|
| despoil | to strip of belongings, possessions, or value : pillage |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| swill | wash |
| implicit | capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied |
| chip | a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) cut, struck, or flaked off |
| descry | to catch sight of |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |