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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| petulant | insolent or rude in speech or behavior |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
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