GRE Word List

TACITURN

temperamentally disinclined to talk

The meaning of the word taciturn is temperamentally disinclined to talk.

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WordMeaning
unrulynot readily ruled, disciplined, or managed
exploitdeed
vulgarlacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
idioman expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way)
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
jocularsaid or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful
crotchetygiven to crotchets (see crotchet
unregeneratenot regenerate