Despite her groundbreaking research in genetics, the scientist remained modest, crediting her team for the success.
尽管在遗传学领域做出了开创性研究，这位科学家仍然很谦虚，将成功归功于她的团队。
David Card and Alan Krueger's landmark study of fast-food restaurants found no significant drop in employment after a minimum-wage increase, suggesting that modest raises need not cost jobs.
From a Cross-Text Connections question · Craft and Structure
- Standardized test scores in math rose modestly across the district within two years of the program's start.
From a Rhetorical Synthesis question · Expression of Ideas
Economist Dominic Reyes contends that most long-term investors are motivated primarily by portfolio diversification and retirement planning rather than marginal changes in after-tax return, meaning a modest rate increase is unlikely to significantly change investment behavior.
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Which choice best defines “modest”?
B — Not too proud or confident about oneself. “modest” means not too proud or confident about oneself.
Which word means “not too proud or confident about oneself”?
A — modest. “modest” means not too proud or confident about oneself.
modest — not too proud or confident about oneself. In Chinese: 谦虚的.
modest is pronounced /ˈmɒdɪst/.
Despite her groundbreaking research in genetics, the scientist remained modest, crediting her team for the success. (尽管在遗传学领域做出了开创性研究，这位科学家仍然很谦虚，将成功归功于她的团队。)
humble, unassuming, self-effacing — all close in meaning to modest (not too proud or confident about oneself).
arrogant, conceited — each the opposite of modest (not too proud or confident about oneself).
Yes. modest is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.