Reticent 1100 Words You Need Reticent 1100 Words You Need /ˈret.ɪ.sənt/ US /ˈreţ.ə-/ (adj) Reticent definition unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings, quiet, restrained, uncommunicative, taciturn, silent, reserved: Example Most of the students were reticent about answering questions. Antonyms talkative, verbose, voluble Parts of speech Noun: reticence Adverb: reticently
Mute 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 33 /mjuːt/ (adj, noun & verb) Adjective: (of a person) either unable or unwilling to speak, quiet, unspeaking, dumb, silent, speechless, voiceless, taciturn, wordless Verb: to mute a noise or make it less loud or severe, muffle, soften, dampen, stifle Noun: a mute person who cannot speak – a…
Dormant 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 1 Dormant 1100 Words You Need Week 46 Day 1 /ˈdɔː.mənt/ (adj) inactive and latent, sleeping, in a deep sleep, alive but not growing, asleep, resting, passive, inert, abeyant, potential, prepatent, quiescent, quiet, undeveloped, hidden The canned tuna market remained dormant in 2015, though raw material prices…
Halcyon Halcyon (adj) /ˈhælsijən/ (of a time in the past) calm and peaceful – tranquil – quiet and heavenly – serene: My grandfather often recalls the old halcyon days with a heavy sigh.