l23 Flashcards
accredit
to approve as having met standards; to credit with
credence
belief; acceptance as true or valid
credential
proof of authority or qualification
credibility
believability and reliability
creditable
sufficiently good, worthy of belief
credulous
easily tricked
creed
system of beliefs, principles, and opinions
discredit
to damage in reputation;
doubt, lack of truth
incredulous
skeptical
miscreant
villain, evildoer
pertinacious
stubbornly persistent
petulance
rudeness
phlegmatic
uninterested
pithy
concisely meaningful
pittance
small amount (usually in money)
platitude
overused remark, cliche
plaudit
enthusiastic approval; applause
when pigs fly
describing smth that would never happen
let the cat out of the bag
accidentally reveal a secret
to kill two birds with one stone
to solve two problems at once