GRE Word List
TACITURN
temperamentally disinclined to talk
The meaning of the word taciturn is temperamentally disinclined to talk.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |
| dart | a light spear |
| inexorable | not to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless |
| inquisitive | given to examination or investigation |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| insolvent | unable to pay debts as they fall due in the usual course of business |
| asinine | extremely or utterly foolish or silly |
| scotch | scottish |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |