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RETICENT
(adj.) reluctant to draw attention to yourself
synonyms : retiring , self-effacing(adj.) cool and formal in manner
synonyms : restrained , unemotional(adj.) temperamentally disinclined to talk
synonyms : untalkative
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Mnemonics for reticent
(Tag: ) Cent (Saint) is always reluctant to speak
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(Tag: ) RET+ICENT=RET(RAT)+ICENT(INOCENT)=RAT IS INNOCENT SO HE SPAKS LESS,i.e REMAINS SILENT
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(Tag: ) 50Cent -> talks too much.. on the contrary.. reticent-> talk less
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(Tag: English) reticent~reti(return) + cent (imagine cent,currency, to be a big amount)...so if you aren't able to return a cent to whom you owe you remain reserved,without communication
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(Tag: ) reticent ~ retire. An old man who is retired speak reticently
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(Tag: ) retICENT sounds like dECENT,he is decent,he doesn't blabber,he stays calm and reserved.
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(Tag: ) retina(reti) + scent(cent) ... one gets "reluctant" to spray scent on his eyes.
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(Tag: ) REserved and silENT
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(Tag: Sing-songy) When we are Reti-cent we are not-ready-yet to get ourselves in-volved
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(Tag: ) if one is RETICENT by nature one would never RETurn a CENT found on the street.
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(Tag: ) Think of someone you know who has low self-esteem AND quiet, then imagine: S/he often thinks, "I better [RET]ract my thoughts before [I] voice it, because it can't be worth a [CENT] to others."
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