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 |
|---|---|
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |
| defrock | to deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| awl | a pointed tool for marking surfaces or piercing small holes (as in leather or wood) |
| rickety | affected with rickets |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |