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ELANG 322 Test - Unit 1 Flashcards

1
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imply

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to hint at

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infer

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to deduce/reach conclusions from

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lay

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transitive - to put down

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lie

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intransitive - to recline

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principle

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idea

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principal

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main, important

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affect

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verb (usually) - to influence

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effect

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noun (usually) - consequence; or “to bring about”

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unique

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100% one of a kind - can’t have partially unique or quite unique

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data

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it’s plural. singular would be “datum”

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between

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between two things, expresses one-to-one relations of many things

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among

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between more than two things, expresses collective and undefined relations

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disinterested

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no interests - not invested, nothing to gain or lose from the matter - neutral

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uninterested

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not interested

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further

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figurative distance

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farther

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physical distance

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irregardless

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proscribed - should just be “regardless”

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its

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possession

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it’s

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it is

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different from

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prescribed

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different than

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proscribed

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less

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non-count nouns

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fewer

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count nouns

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comprise

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the whole comprises the parts - the U.S. comprises 50 states

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all right

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prescribed

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alright

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proscribed

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compare to

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only look at similarities

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compare with

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look at similarities AND differences

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dived

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prescribed

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dove

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proscribed

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31
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sneak

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prescribed

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snuck

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proscribed

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drink

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simple past: “I drank this” and past participle: “I had drunk this”

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saw

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I saw; I had seen

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sit

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sentar

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36
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set

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to put

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37
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raise

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transitive - I raise my hand

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rise

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intransitive - I rise in the morning

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39
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literally

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can’t be used for “figuratively, metaphorically”

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try to

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prescribed

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try and

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proscribed

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42
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reason is because

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proscribed - should be “reason is that”

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hopefully

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skunked - “he said this hopefully” is prescribed; “Hopefully, we’ll get there soon” is proscribed

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adverse

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turned in opposition to something - usually things and objects - external

45
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averse

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have feelings against something - internal

46
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alternate

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substitute (noun), replacement

47
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alternative

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choice or option

48
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amount

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mass, non-count nouns

49
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number

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count nouns

50
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beside

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next to (preposition)

51
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besides

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other than, in addition to (adverb)

52
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fortuitous

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occurring by chance - a coincidence

53
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fortunate

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felizmente, lucky

54
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may

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permission

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can

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physical ability

56
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shall

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asking permission or agreement, future tense for 1st person, imperative (mostly in legal documents)

57
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will

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futurity for 2nd and 3rd person (1st person uses “shall” for futurity)

58
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notional agreement

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if the concept is singular, the verb is singular; if it’s plural, the verb is plural

59
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principle of proximity

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the verb agrees with whatever is closest. ex: either a cat or two dogs ARE

60
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compound subjects

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?

61
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a bunch of boys

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?

62
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one or more

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?

63
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one in

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?

64
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one out of

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?

65
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callous

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adjective - “unfeeling”

66
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calloused

A

?

67
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callus

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noun - hardened skin

68
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callused

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adjective - hardened hands

69
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consensus

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majority opinion - general consensus of opinion is redundant

70
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concensus

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proscribed - misspelling

71
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continual

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intermittent, frequently recurring

72
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continous

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unceasing

73
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dilemma

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choice between 2 difficult alternatives; should not be used unless there are only 2 choices

74
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either is/are

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matches with the noun closest to the verb

75
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enormity

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outrageousness, hideousness

76
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enormousness

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hugeness, vastness - size

77
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etc.

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implies a number of things too extensive to mention. Be specific when you can and if there are 3 or 4 things just list them all. When written out it’s two separate words: “et cetera”

78
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ect.

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proscribed - misspelling

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fulsome

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excessive, offensive. “fulsome praise” is proscribed as it is contradictory

80
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hanged

A

criminals

81
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hung

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coats, items

82
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loath

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reluctant

83
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loth

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proscribed, non-standard spelling of “loath”

84
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loathe

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verb: to detest

85
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nauseous

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inducing nausea

86
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nauseated

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experiencing nausea

87
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quote

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proscribed - casual

88
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quotation

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prescribed - formal

89
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tortuous

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twisting

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torturous

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involving torture, physical pain

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tortious

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relating to a civil wrong

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complement

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supplement

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compliment

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praise

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complementary

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collaborative, supplemental

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complimentary

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free, included

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council

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an assembly

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counsel

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advise, advice

98
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councilor

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proscribed - misspelling of “councillor”

99
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councillor

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prescribed - correct spelling

100
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counselor

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prescribed - correct spelling

101
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counsellor

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proscribed - incorrect spelling

102
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credible

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believable

103
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credibility

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believability, trustworthiness

104
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credulity

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gullibility

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credulous

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gullible

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creditable

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trustworthy

107
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credence

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mental acceptance as true or real

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