GRE Word List
NAIVETE
quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na\"ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous
The meaning of the word naivete is quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility; ADJ. naive(na\"ive): ingenuous; lacking worldliness; simple; credulous.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| provender | dry food for livestock; fodder |
| annals | records arranged in yearly parts; history |
| haggard | wasted away; gaunt; Ex. haggard faces of the rescued miners |
| plebeian | common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician |
| charisma | divine gift; great popular charm or appeal; magnetism |
| brunt | main impact or shock (of an attack or blow); Ex. brunt of the argument |
| humid | damp; N. humidity |
| yield | amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender |
| heyday | time of greatest success or power; prime |
| paragon | model of perfection; Ex. paragon of virtue |
