When did the definition for reticent become the definition for reluctant?
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Reticence is generally considered a form of reluctance - the reluctance to speak - but I agree with you that it is often used more broadly as a synonym for reluctance in general.\n\nAt the end of the day, the dynamic nature of language means that a word is only "wrong" if it does not communicate clearly what the speaker intended.  If the speaker means "reluctant" and the majority of hearers understand that he means "reluctant", then reticence is not a wrong word.
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1. stinginess\n\nWordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]\nstingy\n     adj 1: not generous;
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As a child:\nI was very inquisitive,adventurous,\ntrusting,tender-hearted.\nI think the only thing that has changed was that I learned to be more cautious and not so trusting, and not as tender-hearted and sensitive have learned not to sweat it so much and take things as they come. take it one day at a time.. but still am curious and very adventurous as well as spontaneous.
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sup·ple (sŭp'əl) \nadj., -pler, -plest.\nReadily bent; pliant.\nMoving and bending with agility; limber.\nYielding or changing readily; compliant or adaptable.
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Colour, favourite, darby (instead of derby), serviette instead of napkin, defence instead of defense.\n\n"I beg your pardon." instead of "What?"\n\nRead some English literature to help you.
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Hi there,\n\nIt is called a scarecrow.\n\nEtymology:\n\nc.1200, from O.N. skirra "to frighten," related to skjarr "timid, shy," of unknown origin. The noun is attested from 1530. To scare up "procure, obtain" is first recorded 1846, Amer.Eng., from notion of rousing game from cover. Scarecrow first recorded 1553, earliest ref. is to a person employed to scare birds. Stick-figure sense is implied by 1589. Scary is first recorded 1582; scaremonger is from 1888. To scare up "find, produce" is 1853, from the notion of hunters rousing game Scared stiff first recorded 1900; scared shitless is from 1936. Scaredy-cat "timid person" first attested 1933, in Dorothy Parker. \n\nrule wid style n luv@vinny
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"Illicit" means, an illegal act. "Elicit" means to arrive at a truth via logic, or to draw out facts/information.\n\nIf you're attempting to motivate your audience, it probably helps to use the correct words.
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Before- oppressed.\nAfter- not oppressed, but not out of danger.
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The term originated during the Russian Revolution to describe those who were not part of the rebellion themselves but were writers who supported the revolution.  It is often used to describe left-wingers but can accurately be applied to any group who are supporters of but not active participants in a political movement.
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It means reluctant to draw attention to yourself, but not necessarily critical of yourself.  Self-effacing is more like modest, not critical.
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You are not crazy... This is one of the original combinations of the words "learing" and "finding", which would mean to search for answers...  Before this form we had the word "lordigazing".
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Too willing. Tread carefully.
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Better question: When was it NOT about pushing their liberal agenda?
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Interesting question that others have been pondering on as I see.\nHere's a link that takes the expression back to at least 1946 when used as the title of a book about psychiatric problems provoked in troops in wartime (a topical subject)\nhttp://www.tomfolio.com/bookdetailssu.asp?b=7070&m=106\nSmokey Stover thought on this forum that it dated back to 1940\nhttp://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/46/messages/1021.html\nSomeone elso gives the authorship to Robert Owen, the 18th century textile owner and philanthropist which certainly predates the others http://www.giga-usa.com/quotes/authors/robert_owen_a001.htm\n\nHow am I doing?
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insist: to be emphatic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required <they insist on going>\nhttp://www.m-w.com/dictionary/insisted\n\npersist: to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning /to be insistent in the repetition or pressing of an utterance (as a question or an opinion)\nhttp://www.m-w.com/dictionary/persist
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there is no such word.  did you mean "disinclined"?  if so, disinclined means lacking desire or willingness, unwilling, reluctant\n\nex. I'm disinclined to go get my hair done if its raining out.
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(m)\n\nof  your own free will or design; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"