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reticent

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  1. silent                
 
ret.i.cent \-s*nt\ aj [L reticent-, reticens, prp. of retice-re to keep 
   silent,]fr. re- + tace-re to be silent - more at TACIT 1: inclined to be 
   silent or secretive : UNCOMMUNICATIVE  2: restrained in expression, 
   presentation, or appearance  - ret.i.cent.ly av