GRE Word List

SIMPLISTIC

excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details

The meaning of the word simplistic is excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details.

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cynosurethe northern constellation Ursa Minor
ambiguousdoubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
expiateto make amends for
fortuitousoccurring by chance
scintillateto emit sparks : spark
mammothany of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection
chagrindisquietude or distress of mind caused by humiliation, disappointment, or failure