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 |
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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 |