GRE Word List

INGENUE

a naive girl or young woman

The meaning of the word ingenue is a naive girl or young woman.

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WordMeaning
miscreantunbelieving
avertto turn away or aside (the eyes, one's gaze, etc.) in avoidance
homeostasisa relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
meteto give out by measure : dole out
compromisesettlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions
nauseouscausing nausea or disgust : nauseating
hindmostfarthest to the rear : last
awfulextremely disagreeable or objectionable
profligatewildly extravagant