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Xavier Seek >> Dictionary >> Ingenuous ingenuous
DEFINITION: (adjective) Lacking in cunning, guile, or worldliness.
USAGE: His ingenuous delight in it was a delight to her, and a new and mutual love-thrill was theirs—because of a flower.
SYNONYMS: artless.
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Dictionary: digressive DEFINITION: (adjective) Tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects.
Dictionary: fractious DEFINITION: (adjective) Stubbornly resistant to authority or control.
Dictionary: facet DEFINITION: (noun) A distinct feature or element in a problem.
Dictionary: gutsy DEFINITION: (adjective) Marked by courage and determination in the face of difficulties or danger; robust and uninhibited.
Dictionary: intemperance DEFINITION: (noun) Excess in action and immoderate indulgence of bodily appetites, especially in passion or indulgence.
Dictionary: complaisant DEFINITION: (adjective) Exhibiting a desire or willingness to please.
Dictionary: tenuity DEFINITION: (noun) Relatively small dimension through an object as opposed to its length or width.
Dictionary: juxtaposition DEFINITION: (noun) The act of positioning close together (or side by side).
Dictionary: admixture DEFINITION: (noun) An additional ingredient that is added by mixing with the base.
Dictionary: disjunct DEFINITION: (adjective) Marked by separation of or from usually contiguous elements.
Dictionary: char DEFINITION: (verb) Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color.
Dictionary: anodyne DEFINITION: (adjective) Capable of soothing or eliminating pain
Dictionary: scathing DEFINITION: (adjective) Bitterly denunciatory; harshly critical.
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