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modest enough.<br />

modicum n. bit, trifle, jot, jot or tittle, atom, scintilla, spark,<br />

particle, iota, speck, grain, whit, scrap, shred, snippet,<br />

sliver, fragment, splinter, morsel, crumb, ounce, dram, drop,<br />

dash, spot, touch, tinge, hint, suggestion, Colloq smidgen or<br />

smidgin: One must exercise a modicum of judgement in affairs of<br />

the heart.<br />

modify v. 1 adjust, adapt, change, transform, alter, revise, amend,<br />

redo, remake, remould, reshape, reconstruct, reform, revamp,<br />

refashion, remodel, rework, reword, reorient, reorganize: They<br />

are modifying the car to increase its performance. He should<br />

modify his views on censorship. 2 reduce, decrease, diminish,<br />

lessen, moderate, temper, soften, lower, abate, tone down,<br />

modulate; qualify, limit, restrict: The severity of the winter<br />

is modified by our proximity to the sea. We shall have to modify<br />

our demands.<br />

modulate v. adjust, regulate, set, tune, balance, temper, moderate,<br />

modify; lower, tune or tone or turn down, soften: Modulate the<br />

volume to suit the size of the auditorium. Please modulate your<br />

voice - everyone can hear you!<br />

mogul n. magnate, tycoon, baron, mandarin, Colloq big shot, big gun,<br />

big cheese, Pooh Bah, bigwig, big wheel, big (White) Chief, big<br />

Daddy, hotshot, VIP, big noise, nabob, Slang US Mr Big: In the<br />

old days, he was one of the moguls in Hollywood.<br />

moist<br />

adj. 1 damp, wettish, dampish, dewy, dank, humid, clammy,<br />

muggy, steamy, misty, foggy: During the monsoon everything<br />

becomes so moist that your clothes never seem to dry. 2 damp,<br />

wet, rainy, drizzly, soggy, moisture-laden: The moist climate<br />

keeps Ireland green. 3 tearful, teary, misty, lachrymose:<br />

Every eye in the theatre was moist at the end of that scene.<br />

molest v. 1 annoy, irritate, vex, disturb, pester, badger, needle,<br />

provoke, nettle, tease, harass, harry, worry, hector, irk,<br />

bother, gall, chafe, roil, torment, plague, beleaguer: For<br />

weeks people on the beach have been molested by green flies. 2<br />

accost, meddle with, interfere with, annoy, abuse, bother,<br />

attack, ill-treat, maltreat, manhandle; paw: The police are<br />

looking for a man who has been molesting girls in the park.

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