GRE Word List
TACITURN
temperamentally disinclined to talk
The meaning of the word taciturn is temperamentally disinclined to talk.
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| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
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| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
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| mystic | mystical |
| document | proof |