inclination imperative hermit taciturn demeanor

inclination

in·cli·na·tion AC /ˌɪŋkləˈneɪʃən, ˌɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/ noun

1. [uncountable and countable] a feeling that makes you want to do something
   1. My natural inclination was to say no
   2. inclination to do something
      1. Neither of my children showed the slightest inclination to follow me into journalism.
   3. Teachers simply do not have the time or the inclination to investigate these matters
2. [uncountable and countable] a tendency to think or behave in a particular way
   1. inclination to do something
      1. an inclination to see everything in political terms
   2. inclination to/towards
      1. She's troubled by her son's inclination toward atheism
   3. by inclination
      1. Bart was a romantic by inclination
3. [countable] a movement made down towards the ground
   1. She greeted Maggie with an inclination of the head
4. [uncountable and countable] formal a slope, or the angle at which something slopes

imperative

im·per·a·tive1 /ɪmˈperətɪv/ adjective

1. extremely important and needing to be done or dealt with immediately:
   1. It is imperative that politicians should be good communicators
   2. It is imperative (for somebody) to do something
      1. It is imperative to meet face to face with the client
2. technical an imperative verb is one that expresses an order, such as 'stand up'

• imperatively adverb

hermit

her·mit /ˈhɜːmət, ˈhɜːmɪt $ ˈhɜːr-/ noun [countable]

someone who lives alone and has a simple way of life, usually for religious reasons

taciturn

ta·ci·turn /ˈtæsətɜːn, ˈtæsɪtɜːn $ -ɜːrn/ adjective formal

speaking very little, so that you seem unfriendly

—taciturnity /ˌtæsəˈtɜːnəti, ˌtæsɪˈtɜːnəti $ -ɜːr-/ noun [uncountable]

demeanor

de·mea·nour British English, demeanor American English /dɪˈmiːnə $ -ər/ noun [singular, uncountable] formal

the way someone behaves, dresses, speaks etc that shows what their character is like

• his quiet, reserved demeanor

Reference

• Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English