Unit 11 Flashcards
FID
“to trust, believe” diffident, fidelity, confide
diffident
“adj. Shy; not assertive” syn: bashful ant: confident
fidelity
n. Faithfulness; loyalty, ant: treachery
confide
“v. To trust (another) with information or a secret” ant: conceal
FALL
” to deceive” fallacy, fallacious, fallible
fallacy
“n. A misleading or mistaken idea” syn: misconception ant: truth
fallacious
“adj. Misleading or deceptive”
fallible
“adj. Capable of being mistaken; imperfect” ant: infallible, flawless
CRED
“to trust, believe” credible, credence, credulity, incredulous
credible
“adj. Able to be trusted in or believed” syn: valid ant: doubtful
credence
“n. Trust or belief” syn: acceptance ant: trust
credulity
“n. Tendency to believe things too quickly or easily” syn: gullibility ant: skepticism
incredulous
“adj. Unable to believe something; amazed” syn: skeptical ant: trust
DUB
“doubtful” dubious, indubitable, redoubtable
dubious
adj. Uncertain; doubtful syn: unconvinced ant: positive
