Taciturn in seminars, he wrote letters of extraordinary length and candor to colleagues abroad.
他在研讨会上沉默寡言，却给海外同行写下篇幅惊人、坦率至极的信。
Which choice best defines “taciturn”?
C — Habitually silent; reserved.. “taciturn” means Habitually silent; reserved..
Which word means “Habitually silent; reserved.”?
C — taciturn. “taciturn” means Habitually silent; reserved..
taciturn — Habitually silent; reserved.. In Chinese: 沉默寡言的.
taciturn is pronounced //ˈtæsɪtɜːn//.
Taciturn in seminars, he wrote letters of extraordinary length and candor to colleagues abroad. (他在研讨会上沉默寡言，却给海外同行写下篇幅惊人、坦率至极的信。)
reserved, uncommunicative, tight-lipped — all close in meaning to taciturn (Habitually silent; reserved.).
talkative, garrulous — each the opposite of taciturn (Habitually silent; reserved.).
Yes. taciturn is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
tac(沉默) → 惜字如金。