Engender, Ingenuous

Engender- to produce or give rise to

Ex: Reading this has probably engendered a lot of conflicting thoughts in your head. I’m sure at multiple points you have asked yourself, “Does this really count as studying?” “Shouldn’t I be nose deep in a textbook studying math formulas, or learning about things that will actually be useful for me in my professional life?”. But the fact that you are here reading this means you’re in too deep. Now you have to convince yourself that it’s helping you learn vocabulary, because, if not, what the hell have you been doing this whole time?

Ingenuous- naïve; innocent

Ex: It would be ingenuous of you to assume that this newsletter will actually make you smarter. But you’ve always been naïve, haven’t you? When that man offered you a ride in his convertible when you were 11 and you didn’t know any better, what did you do? And when he told you he had some toys for you back at his house, did you believe him? And when you entered his bedroom, did the posters on the wall not give you a bad vibe, like something was wrong? And when you eventually came forward to the police about the incident, was it innocence or trauma that stopped you from being able to recall any truly incriminating details?