Unit 11 Flashcards
FID
“To trust, believe”
Diffident
Adj. shy; not assertive
Syn: bashful
Ant: confident
Fidelity
N. faithfulness; loyalty
Ant: treachery
Confide
V. To trust (another) with information or secret
Ant: conceal
FALL
“To deceive”
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, to believe”
Credible
Adj. able to be trusted in or believed
Syn: valid
Ant: doubtful
Credence
N. trust or belief
Syn: acceptance
Ant: mistrust
Credulity
N. tendency to believe things too quickly or easily
Syn:gullibility
Ant: skepticism
Incredulous
Adj. unable to believe something; amazed
Syn: skeptical
Ant: trusting
DUB
“Doubtful”
Dubious
Adj. uncertain; doubtful
Syn: unconvinced
Ant: positive