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  • 71guileless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. artless, innocent, naive, unsuspecting, ingenuous, honest. See innocence. Ant., worldly wise. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. honest, frank, sincere; see naive . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. open,… …

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  • 72homely — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. plain; simple, homespun, rustic, unpretentious, down to earth. See simpleness, ugliness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unpretentious] Syn. snug, simple, cozy; see modest 2 . 2. [Ill favored] Syn. plain …

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  • 73inexperienced — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. green, raw, untrained, fresh; naive. See unskillfulness, youth.Ant., experienced, sophisticated. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. unused, unaccustomed, unhabituated, unadapted, unskilled, untrained,… …

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  • 74credulous — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. gullible, unsuspicious, simple, unsophisticated; see naive , trusting 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. gullible, naive, trusting, believing, *born yesterday, unsuspecting, unsophisticated, *thick, green. ANT.:… …

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  • 75unpolished — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Rough] Syn. uneven, unlevel, unvarnished; see raw 2 , unfinished 2 . 2. [Vulgar] Syn. unrefined, unsophisticated, rude, crude, uncouth; see also awkward 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Not perfected,… …

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  • 76Truth — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Object of knowledge. < N PARAG:Truth >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 fact fact reality &c.(existence) 1 Sgm: N 1 plain matter of fact plain matter of fact Sgm: N 1 nature nature &c.(principle) 5 Sgm: N 1 truth truth …

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  • 77'bama — n American an unfashionable, unsophisticated or otherwise unfortunate person. The term, originating in hip hop culture and in more generalised usage since 2000, evokes a provincial bumpkin. In black speech Alabama was a generic term for the… …

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  • 78sophisticated — [[t]səfɪ̱stɪkeɪtɪd[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADJ GRADED A sophisticated machine, device, or method is more advanced or complex than others. Honeybees use one of the most sophisticated communication systems of any insect. ...a large and sophisticated new… …

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  • 79rough — adjective 1》 having an uneven or irregular surface; not smooth or level. 2》 not gentle; violent or boisterous: rough treatment.     ↘(of weather or the sea) wild and stormy. 3》 not finished tidily; plain and basic.     ↘unsophisticated or… …

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  • 80plain — I. a. 1. Even, level, smooth, flat, plane. 2. Open, clear, unencumbered, uninterrupted. 3. Manifest, visible, obvious, clear, unmistakable, apparent, certain, palpable, conspicuous, notable, notorious, glaring, patent, open, evident, distinct. 4 …

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