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simple (SIM puhl) (adjective)
1. Not requiring a high degree of sophisticated understanding: "The directions looked so simple that even my three-year old nephew could understand them."
2. Unconditional, readily understood, and uncomplicated: "The conditions of the warranty for the new vacuum cleaner were simple to understand."
3. Not special or unusual: "He enjoys the simple pleasures of spending time with his wife and children when he gets home from work."
2. Unconditional, readily understood, and uncomplicated: "The conditions of the warranty for the new vacuum cleaner were simple to understand."
3. Not special or unusual: "He enjoys the simple pleasures of spending time with his wife and children when he gets home from work."
simplistic (sim PLIS tik) (adjective)
1. The presentation of a problem in a manner that seems deceptively easy and ignores certain relevant information: "To say that the butler did it seems like a simplistic approach to solving the mystery."
2. Not complete or thorough enough, or not treating or considering all the possibilities or parts: "The scientist's simplistic interpretation of the results failed to clarify what actually happened."
2. Not complete or thorough enough, or not treating or considering all the possibilities or parts: "The scientist's simplistic interpretation of the results failed to clarify what actually happened."
It is not so simple just to give simplistic explanations for the current situation. Much more research is required before an adequate solution can be determined.
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Confusing Words Clarified: Group S; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. +
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