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    [Adjective]  | "ret*i*cent" | \ ˈre-tə-sənt \


    1: inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved

    2: restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance

    3: reluctant


    Origin: 1825 ;

     Latin reticent-, reticens, present participle of reticēre to keep silent, from re- + tacēre to be silent {mat|tacit|};

    [Adjective]  | "reticent" 


    1: given to keeping one's activities hidden from public observation or knowledge;


      * e.g., " ... the panel decided to investigate the fraud charges against the company, which has always been reticent about its internal operations "





    2: tending not to speak frequently (as by habit or inclination);


      * e.g., " ... her husband is by nature a reticent person, and she resigned herself to that fact long ago "





    3: slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty;


      * e.g., " ... understandably, she's reticent about becoming involved with another evangelical religious sect "





     [ "reticent" ]

    1: That character in RPGs who is always dark, moody, and barely says anything.

      * e.g.,  ... Squall, Dias Flac, and Vincent Valentine are all quite reticent. 

     [ "Reticent" ]

    1: A demeanor by which the individual does not readily display their thoughts or feelings. This individual may make an excellent undercover government operative or ninja.

      * e.g.,  ... His reticent demeanor made him extremely difficult to read. 

     [ "Reticence" ]

    1: the state or quality of being reluctant; unwillingness

      * e.g.,  ... reticence of big words is no excuse to use small vocabulary in everyday conversation 

     [ "Reticent" ]

    1: Reticent, a person who simps very much.

      * e.g.,  ... Is he Reticent? 


     [ "Reticent" ]

    2: Its is often a “He” He loves horror movie and simps for any girl in the movies he watches

      * e.g.,  ... -I think he is, he’s simping for MJ? 

     [ "Reticent" ]

    1: Used as a descriptive term for someone who takes a moment to warm up in social situations they don’t really want to be in in the first place and prefers not to be spoken to, unless they’re extremely familiar with you.

      * e.g.,  ... John: ‘Megan was just sipping Bacardi juice at the back of the room all by herself at that party on Saturday night. She seemed to get on with Amber but she didn’t even utilise the opportunity to cling to that one voluntarily-imposing buddy all night. What on Earth’s wrong with her?’ Chizoba: ‘there’s nothing wrong with her; she’s just the reticent type. Some people are like that, enjoy their own company. She might not walk around glad-handing every new face that she doesn’t technically-need to interact with but once you get to know her and break past her reticence you’ll see that she’s actually a really nice gal. Some people need less social stimulation (outside their tight-knit circles, and even then there might well be limits) than others and that’s absolutely fine. All 7 billion of us can’t be exactly the same and have precisely the same wants and needs. People are different. You’ll realise that as you socially-mature. 

     [ "RETIC" ]

    1: A Mix of Retard and Spastic, a retarded person

      * e.g.,  ... Look at the inbred over there, he's definately a retic! 

     [ "Reticents" ]

    1: A gay faggot that has a buck tooth and is built like a stick and is straight up ugly and continuously puts his mic in his ass when he has no comebacks and also calls kids gay but says remarks like "nice cheeks cus" to a picture of a butt he also is very racist and calls people gay when he beats his mean with his cousins he needs anger management and he is a weirdoe.

      * e.g.,  ... Reticents beats his meat with his cousins. 

     [ "Entrepreneur in Reticence" ]

    1: Someone who joins a VC firm with the intention of starting a company but who ultimately is unable to commit to a single idea.

      * e.g.,  ... Although a successful executive in his last company, as an EIR, John was unable to pull the trigger on a new idea of his own... thus sealing his fate as an entrepreneur in reticence. 

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