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 |
|---|---|
| embed | to enclose closely in or as if in a matrix |
| equipoise | a state of equilibrium |
| capacious | containing or capable of containing a great deal |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |
| lookout | one engaged in keeping watch : watchman |
| contentious | likely to cause disagreement or argument |
| rarefied | being less dense |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |