GRE Word List
TACITURN
temperamentally disinclined to talk
The meaning of the word taciturn is temperamentally disinclined to talk.
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| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |
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| vanguard | the forefront of an action or movement |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
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| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
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