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 |
|---|---|
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| haven | harbor |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| woeful | full of woe : grievous |
| elucidate | to make lucid especially by explanation or analysis |
