Modicum (noun) A small amount of something.
The bored students snuck out of Dillingham quietly in order to preserve the modicum of consciousness they had left.
Soupçon (noun) A tiny quantity of something.
He delicately spooned a soupçon of Hollandaise sauce onto the plate of food, hoping that the putrid smelling tidbits would taste a bit better.
Scintilla (noun) A small trace of a feeling or quality.
His evidence has not a scintilla of truth behind it!
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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