Unit 11 Flashcards
FID
Latin: to trust, or believe”
Diffident
Adj: Shy; not asertive
Root: FID
Syn: Bashful
Ant: Confident
Fidelity
N: Faithfulness; loyalty
Root: FID
Ant: Treachery
Confide
V: To trust (another) with information or a secret
Root: FID
Ant: Conceal
FALL
Latin: to deceive
Fallacy
N: A misleading or mistaken idea
Root: FALL
Syn :Misconception
Ant: Truth
Fallacious
Adj: Misleading or deceptive
Root: FALL
Fallible
Adj: Capable of being mistaken; imperfect
Root: FALL
Ant: Infallible, Flawless
CRED
Latin: to trust believe
Credible
Adj: Able to be trusted in or believed
Root: CRED
Credence
N: Trust or belief
Root: CRED
Syn: Acceptance
Ant: Mistrust
Credulity
N: Tendency to believe things too quickly or easily
Root: CRED
Syn: Gullibility
Ant: Skepticism
Incredulous
Adj: Unable to believe something; amazed
Root: CRED
Syn: Skeptical
Ant: Trusting
DUB
Latin: doubtful
Dubious
Adj: Uncertain; Doubtful
Root: DUB
Syn: Unconvinced
Ant: Positive