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reticence

Reticence is being reserved, quiet or reluctant. (noun)

An example of reticence is a person sitting in a corner not engaging with anyone at a dinner party.

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See reticence in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See reticence in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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