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reticence
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the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more…
reticence meaning(s)
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- (n) the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary
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- For one who had reached such lofty heights he was a strange mix of confidence and modesty; bravado and reticence.
- He, with a gentleman's reticence for airing his losses in public, avoided the subpoena.
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reticent
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temperamentally disinclined to talk
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reticently
with reticence; in a reticent manner
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retick
sew
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reticle
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a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane…
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reticula
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus
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reticular
resembling or forming a network
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reticular activating system
the network in the reticular formation that serves…
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reticular formation
a complex neural network in the central core of the brainstem;…
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reticulate
/rɪ ˈtɪ kjʊ lɛɪt/
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form a net or a network
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reticulated python
of southeast Asia and East Indies; the largest snake in the world
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reticulation
/rɪ ˌtɪ kjʊ ˈlɛɪ ʃən/
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(photography) the formation of a network of cracks or…
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reticule
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a woman's drawstring handbag; usually made of net or beading or brocade;…
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reticulitermes
includes species highly destructive to structures and living trees
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reticulitermes flanipes
destructive United States termite
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reticulitermes lucifugus
destructive European termite
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reticulocyte
an immature red blood cell containing a network of filaments or granules
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reticuloendothelial system
a widely distributed system consisting of all the cells…
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reticulum
a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Dorado and Hydrus
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retie
tie again or anew
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retina
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the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball;…
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retinae
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the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the…
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retinal
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either of two yellow to red retinal pigments formed from rhodopsin by…
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retinal cone
a visual receptor cell in the retina that is sensitive to bright light and…