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.

Random words

WordMeaning
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
culinaryof or relating to the kitchen or cookery
demurto take exception : object
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depravitya corrupt act or practice
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hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
pulchritudephysical comeliness
conteststrive
blueof the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue