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Definition: (noun) A small, moderate, or token amount.
Synonyms: little, bit, drop, touch, inch, scrap, dash, grain, particle, fragment, atom, pinch, ounce, shred, crumb, tinge, mite, tad, speck, iota.
Usage: Her modicum of strength had been exhausted, and she was unable even to move from her position.
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  1. snippet Definition: (noun) A small piece of anything (especially a piece that has been snipped off). Synonyms: piece, scrap, fragment, part, particle, snatch, shred. Usage: She went round the farm-garden, nibbling off snippets of all the different sorts of herbs that are used for stuffing roast duck. Discuss

  2. keepsake Definition: (noun) Something of sentimental value. Synonyms: souvenir, relic, token. Usage: I had no keepsake to speak to me of my lost darling but the flag which she had embroidered with her own hand. Discuss

  3. supplant Definition: (verb) Take the place or move into the position of. Synonyms: supersede, replace. Usage: The word processor has largely supplanted electric typewriters. Discuss

  4. lowlife Definition: (noun) A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible. Synonyms: dirty dog, git, puke, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, bum, crumb, rat. Usage: Only a lowlife would steal money from his own child. Discuss

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