Select the most appropriate SYNONYM of the given word.
Taciturn
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Correct answer: C
Explanation
The correct answer is option 3 i.e. reticent.
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Word meaning |
Usage |
Synonym |
Antonym |
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Taciturn: reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. Reticent: not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily. Hence, these two are synonyms. |
For Eg. The old man, a taciturn Provencal, was in no haste to answer. |
aloof dour laconic reticent antisocial |
communicative fluent talkative wordy |
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Meaning of other words: Placid: not easily upset or excited. Talkative: fond of or given to talking. Phlegmatic: having an unemotional and stolidly calm disposition. |
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