GRE Word List
TACITURN
temperamentally disinclined to talk
The meaning of the word taciturn is temperamentally disinclined to talk.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |
| staccato | cut short or apart in performing : disconnected |
| pious | marked by or showing reverence for deity and devotion to divine worship |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| prosperous | auspicious |
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| vapid | lacking flavor, zest, interest, animation, or spirit : flat |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |