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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| putrescent | undergoing putrefaction : becoming putrid |
| winnow | to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| libretto | the text of a work (such as an opera) for the musical theater |
| totter | to move unsteadily : stagger |
| document | proof |
| detrimental | obviously harmful : damaging |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |