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Affixes can provide an element of difference between similar words. Choose the correct word in the set below. You may use a dictionary for help.

The telephone is an ____ invention.
ingenious
ingenuous

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ingenious, i reconized the sentence before.

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The correct word in the set would be ingenious.
The telephone is an ingenious invention. That means that it is very clever or innovative.
Ingenuous means innocent, sincere.
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