Devon is in charge of "the fund's nascent commercial-realty speculation arm," which is Dee's reticent way of hinting at the essential criminality of mortgage-backed derivatives.
This is partly because of the nature of her character's predicament and the way it is written, and due partly, perhaps, to her own more reticent style.
"Reticent" means unwilling to speak freely.
"Reticent" means reserved; we wanted "reluctant".
Mr. Yudhoyono, a former general who rose up the ranks during Mr. Suharto's New Order government has, true to his reticent public style, not indicated which way he is leaning.
That's how the days go, as reticent as the way he paints them.
She's an engaged, passionate gestural painter with a classicist's emotional tact, a reticent Abstract Expressionist, the way Philip Guston was (Cotter).
But safety experts are reticent to say one way or another how effective these systems truly are.
However, most people (42 percent) were reticent to commit either way, saying they just aren't sure.
Applause gave way to reticent laughter as she explained how she had planned a set about bees flying alongside her car on the 405, but that she couldn't possibly do her "silly jokes" when all this was going on.
