humble vs reticent

humble

adj
  • Having a low opinion of oneself; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; modest. 

  • Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming. 

noun
  • An arrest based on weak evidence intended to demean or punish the subject. 

verb
  • To make humble or lowly; to make less proud or arrogant; to make meek and submissive. 

  • To defeat or reduce the power, independence, or pride of 

reticent

adj
  • Hesitant or not wanting to take some action; reluctant (usually followed by a verb in the infinitive). 

  • Keeping one's thoughts and opinions to oneself; reserved or restrained. 

How often have the words humble and reticent occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )