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 |
|---|---|
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| baleful | deadly or pernicious in influence |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| restraint | an act of restraining : the state of being restrained |
| sobriety | the quality or state of being sober |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| altruistic | relating to or given to altruism: |