Words Whose Meaning Depends on Context

Words whose meaning depends heavily on the sentence or situation in which they are used.

ingenuous

Match each sentence with its meaning. Use each meaning once.

  1. 1

    She gave an ingenuous answer when asked why she had missed the meeting.

  2. 2

    She was too ingenuous to realize that the salesman was lying to her.

  3. 3

    His ingenuous question embarrassed everyone in the room.

  4. 4

    The child's ingenuous remarks made the adults laugh.

  5. 5

    Her ingenuous smile made everyone trust her.

Meaning reference: Collins Dictionary.