GRE Word List
INGENUOUS
showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness
The meaning of the word ingenuous is showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness.
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|---|---|
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| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| deference | respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
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