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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| Word | Meaning |
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| consanguineous | of the same blood or origin |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |