新gre詞匯taciturn

字號(hào):

taciturn: 沉默寡言的; temperamentally disinclined to talk
    1) slient, not talkative
    2) inclined to silence; speaking little; dour, stern
    3) untalkative by nature
    tacit: done without using words
    loconic, reticent
    taciturn <> loquacious, talkative, expansive; verbose; volubility; prolix, voluble, glib
    garrulous : taciturn
    loquacious : taciturn = voluble : terseness 
    1. The clerk's taciturn nature earned him the nickname "Silent Bob"
    2. The man was so taciturn it was forgotten that he was there.