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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loftan upper room or floor : attic
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commemorateto call to remembrance
panderto act as a pander
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
protrudeto jut out from the surrounding surface or context