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 |
|---|---|
| ancillary | subordinate |
| amend | to put right |
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| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| venturesome | inclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring |
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| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| conformity | correspondence in form, manner, or character : agreement |
| convene | to come together in a body |
| caulk | to stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe) |