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 |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| residual | remainder |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease or dexterity |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |