GRE Word List
TACITURN
temperamentally disinclined to talk
The meaning of the word taciturn is temperamentally disinclined to talk.
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laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
impair | to diminish in function, ability, or quality : to weaken or make worse |
impending | occurring or likely to occur soon : upcoming |
germinate | to cause to sprout or develop |
painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
endorse | to write on the back of |
blowhard | an arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart |
aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
thesis | a dissertation embodying results of original research and especially substantiating a specific view |