reticent (adj) - silent, uncommunicative, or unwilling to speak or act [ret-uh-suhnt]
BREAKDOWN: RE- (intensely) + TAC- (to be silent) + -ENT (state of)
reticence is the act, state, or habit of being quiet, reserved, or unwilling to share one’s thoughts
“Those who have had anything useful to say have said it far too often, and those who have had nothing to say have been no more reticent.” —B. F. Skinner
