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7️⃣ naive /naɪˈiːv/ adjective
📖 not having much experience of how complicated life is, so that you trust people too much and believe that good things will always happen
🏷 Jim can be so naive sometimes.
🏷 It would be naive to think that this could solve all the area’s problems straight away.
8️⃣ cynical /ˈsɪnɪkəl/ adjective
📖 unwilling to believe that people have good, honest, or sincere reasons for doing something
📌 cynical about
🏷 The public is cynical about election promises.
🏷 I think movie stars just do charity work to get publicity - but maybe I'm too cynical.
9️⃣ be cruel to be kind phrase
📖 to do something to someone that will make them upset or unhappy in order to help them in another way
🏷 George did not like being firm with Lennie but he knew that he had to be cruel to be kind.
🏷 You've got to be cruel to be kind, and dismantling the Dome would be the best solution for everybody.
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