Word of the Day 01/27/21 Modicum

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Modicum (noun)
modicum [ mod-i-kuhm, moh-di- ]

noun
1. a moderate or small amount: He hasn't even a modicum of common sense.

WORDS RELATED TO MODICUM
shred, iota, ounce, speck, dash, touch, whit, trifle, little, minim, scrap, fraction, inch, jot, fragment, molecule, atom, mite, crumb, particle

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Origin: 1425–75; late Middle English < Latin, noun use of neuter of modicus moderate, equivalent to modi-, combining form of modus limit (see mode1) + -cus adj. suffix

EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB FOR MODICUM
The U.S. government should expedite their cases while showing some modicum of flexibility in reviewing their documentation.
OBAMA WENT TO WAR TO SAVE THEM, BUT THEY CAN’T GET U.S. VISAS|CHRISTINE VAN DEN TOORN, SHERIZAAN MINWALLA|SEPTEMBER 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If I am dressed “modestly,” then they can perhaps generate a modicum of understanding.
WHORE UNIFORMS, BRAD PITT, AND CONTEXT: REFLECTIONS FROM THE WOMAN BEHIND CARDS AGAINST HARASSMENT|LINDSEY|AUGUST 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Robbie was rejected by his brothers and sisters, and only his mother showed a modicum of sympathy.
LGBT ASYLUM SEEKERS NEED AMERICA MORE THAN EVER|GENE ROBINSON|JUNE 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Jobs must have had at least a modicum of decency, or he never would have called the Rose family in the first place.
MURDERED FOR HER IPHONE|MICHAEL DALY|MAY 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST

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