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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tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
collateto compare critically
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parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it
corollarya proposition (see proposition
jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
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hallowedholy
reactionaryrelating to, marked by, or favoring reaction