GRE Word List
TACITURN
temperamentally disinclined to talk
The meaning of the word taciturn is temperamentally disinclined to talk.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| uproarious | marked by uproar |
| ragamuffin | a ragged often disreputable person |
| acclaim | applaud |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure : statuette |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |