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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| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |