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 |
|---|---|
| slack | not using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |
| sturdy | firmly built or constituted : stout |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| reckon | count |
| confidential | marked by intimacy or willingness to confide |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |