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11-12 Vocab Flashcards

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FID

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“to trust, believe”

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DIFFIDENT

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adj.
Shy; not assertive
syn: bashfulant: confident

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FIDELITY

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n.
Faithfulness; loyalty
ant: treachery

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CONFIDE

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v.
To trust (another) with information or a secret
ant: conceal

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FALL

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“to deceive”

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FALLACY

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n.
A misleading or mistaken idea
syn: misconceptionant: truth

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FALLACIOUS

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adj.

Misleading or deceptive

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FALLIBLE

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adj.
Capable of being mistaken; imperfect
ant: infallible, flawless

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CRED

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“to trust, believe”

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CREDIBLE

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adj.
Able to be trusted in or believed
syn: validant: doubtful

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CREDENCE

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n.
Trust or belief
syn: acceptanceant: mistrust

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CREDULITY

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n.
Tendency to believe things too quickly or easily
syn: gullibilityant: skepticism

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INCREDULOUS

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adj.
Unable to believe something; amazed
syn: skepticalant: trusting

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DUB

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Latin DUBIUS “doubtful”

DUBITARE, DUBITATUM, “to doubt”

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DUBIOUS

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adj.
Uncertain; doubtful
syn: unconvincedant: positive

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INDUBITABLE

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adj.
Certain beyond doubt or question
syn: absoluteant: unsure

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REDOUBTABLE

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adj.
Worthy of fear or respect; mighty
syn: formidable

18
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ULTIMA

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“last”

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ULTIMATE

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adj.

Surpassing all others; definitive

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PENULTIMATE

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adj.

Just before the final; next to last

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ULTIMATUM

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n.

A demand or threat that is final

22
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FIN

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“end, border, limit”

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INFINITE

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adj.

Without beginning or end

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DEFINITIVE

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adj.
Defining for all others; standard
syn: absoluteant: uncertain

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INFINITESIMAL

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adj.
Extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small
syn: microscopicant: huge

26
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NOV

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“new”

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NOVEL

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adj.
New and different
syn: originalant: stale

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NOVICE

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n.
An inexperienced person; amateur
syn: beginnerant: expert

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INNOVATIVE

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adj.
Showing creativity and originality
syn: inventiveant: conservative

30
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PRIM

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“first”

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PRIMAL

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adj.
Original; dating from the beginning of existence
syn: primitiveant: modern

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PRIMEVAL

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adj.
Extremely ancient; of earliest time
syn: primordial

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PRIMACY

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n.

Condition of being first in time or importance

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