A Wonderfully Made Powerpoint

1

Reticent
ret-uh-suh nt

• A Wonderfully Made Powerpoint
• Presentation by
• MICHAEL PAPICH

2
Reticent cont

• Reticent- disposed to be silent or not to speak
  freely reserved shy
• Reticence (n.)
• Reticently (adv.)

Howard Hughes, in his later years, became a
recluse, the perfect example of reticent, because
of his disappearance from society, his numerous
usages of drugs and his hiring of body guards to
make sure no one could find him.
3
Synonyms and Antonyms

• Synonyms
• Bashful, garbo, hesitant
• Antonyms
• Expansive, loud, sociable

The Poopsmith, from Homestar Runner cartoons, is
a reticent character because he has taken a vow
of silence and does not show his emotion with any
form of body language.
4
Sample Sentences

• Ted reticently did not stand up for himself when
  Ralph and Carl were beating him up.
• With reticence, Rick did not dance at the
  shindig, preferring to hang out at the back wall
  with all the nerds.
• When Alphonse did not speak up in class, the
  teacher told him he was a reticent pupil.

Emoes, or Emos, have a tendency to be reticent
because they just hang out in dark corners
listening to music by Rites of Spring, Thrice,
and Warrant, so they dont act very sociable.