Unit 11- VOCAB Flashcards
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Fid
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“Latin”
To trust, to believe
Words: diffident, fidelity, confide
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Diffident
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adj -fid "Shy, not assertive" Syn: Bashful Ant: Confident
3
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Fidelity
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Noun
-fid
“Faithfulness; loyalty”
Ant: Treachery
4
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Confide
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V
-fid
“To trust another with information or a secret”
Ant: Conceal
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Fall
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Latin
“To deceive”
Words: Fallacy, Fallacious, Fallible
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Fallacy
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Noun -Fall "A misleading or mistaken idea" Syn: Misconception Ant: Truth
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Fallacious
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Adj
-fal
“Misleading or deceptive”
8
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Fallible
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Adj
-fal
“Capable of being mistaken; imperfect”
Ant: Infallible, flawless
9
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Cred
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Latin
“To trust, to believe”
Words: credible, credence, credulity, incredulous
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Credible
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Adj -cred "Able to be trusted or believed" Syn:valid Ant: doubtful
11
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Credence
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Noun -cred "Trust or belief" Syn: acceptance Ant: mistrust
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Credulity
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Noun -cred "Tendency to believe things too quickly" Syn: gullibility Ant: skepticism
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Incredulous
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Adj -cred "Unable to believe something; amazed" Syn: skeptical Ant: trusting
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Dub
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Latin
“Doubtful”
Words: dubious, indubitable, redoubtable
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Dubious
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Adj -dub "Uncertain; doubtful" Syn: unconvinced Ant: positive