GRE Word List
RETICENT
inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved
The meaning of the word reticent is inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| eulogistic | a commendatory oration or writing especially in honor of one deceased |
| precept | a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action |
| frugality | the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| sentient | responsive to or conscious of sense impressions |
| prank | trick |
| preclude | to make impossible by necessary consequence : rule out in advance |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |