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modicum (s) (noun), modicums, modica (pl)
1. A very small amount: Any of the students with even a modicum of intelligence should have understood the lesson that the teacher presented to them regarding the meanings of vocabulary words.

When Jeff's mother asked him why he was so late coming home from school, he gave her an excuse that didn't have a modicum of truth in it.
2. Etymology: from Latin modicus, "moderate"; from modus, "measure".

A small quantity.
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An insignificant amount of money to pay for the shoes shat the girl wanted to buy.
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The woman offered to let the man kiss her on the cheek instead of the lips because she had a <I>modicum</I> of love for him.
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The diner asked the waiter to give him a <I>modicum</I> of hot sauce.
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