Unit 11 Flashcards
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FID
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Fidere, Fisus to trust, believe Diffident Fidelity Confide Latin
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Diffident
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shy; not assertive adj syn- bashful ant- confident FID
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Fidelity
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faithfulness; loyalty
noun
syn- treachery
FID
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Cofide
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to trust with information or with a secret
verb
ant- conceal
FID
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FALL
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fallere, falsum to deceive latin fallacy fallacious fallible
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fallacy
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a misleading or mistaken idea noun syn- misconception ant- truth FALL
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fallacious
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misleading or deceptive
adj.
FALL
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Fallible
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capable of being mistaken; imperfect
adj.
ant- infallible, flawless
FALL
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CRED
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CREDERE, CREDITUM to trust, believe latin credible credence Incerdulous creduilty
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credible
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able to be trusted in or believed Adj. Syn- valid Ant- doubtful CRED
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Credence
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Trust or belief Noun SYN- acceptance Ant- mistrust CRED
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Credulity
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Tendency to believe in things too quickly Noun SYN- gullibility Ant- skepticism CRED
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INCREDULOUS
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Unable to believe something Adj. Syn- skeptical Ant- trusting CRED
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DUB
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Latin DUBIUS DUBITARE, DUBITATUM, to doubt Dubious Indubitable Redoubtable
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Dubious
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Uncertain, doubtful Adj. Syn- unconvinced Ant- positive DUB
