Unit Eleven

Question 1

Fid

Answer 1

Latin: to trust, believe

Diffident, fidelity, confide

Question 2

Diffident

Answer 2

Adj: shy; not assertive
Root: fid
Syn: bashful
Ant: confident

Question 3

Fidelity

Answer 3

N: faithfulness: loyalty
Root: fid
Ant: treachery

Question 4

Confide

Answer 4

V: to trust with information or secret
Root: fid
Ant: conceal

Question 5

Fall

Answer 5

Latin: to deceive

Fallacy, fallacious, fallible

Question 6

Fallacy

Answer 6

N: a misleading or mistaken idea
Root: fall
Syn: misconception
Ant: truth

Question 7

Fallacious

Answer 7

Adj: misleading or deceptive
Root: fall

Question 8

Fallible

Answer 8

Adj: capable of being mistaken: imperfect
Root: fall
Ant: infallible, flawless

Question 9

Cred

Answer 9

Latin: to trust, believe

Credible, credence, credulity, incredulous

Question 10

Credible

Answer 10

Adj: able to be trusted in or believed
Root: cred
Syn: valid
Ant: doubtful

Question 11

Credence

Answer 11

N: trust or belief
Root: cred
Syn: acceptance
Ant: mistrust

Question 12

Credulity

Answer 12

N: tendency to believe things too quickly or easily
Root: cred
Syn: gullibility
Ant: skepticism

Question 13

Incredulous

Answer 13

Adj: unable to believe something; amazed
Root: cred
Syn: skeptical
Ant: trusting

Question 14

Dub

Answer 14

Latin: to doubt

Dubious, indubitable, redoubtable

Question 15

Dubious

Answer 15

Adj: uncertain; doubtful
Root: dub
Syn: unconvinced
Ant: positive

Question 16

Indubitable

Answer 16

Adj: certain beyond doubt or question
Root: dub
Syn: absolute
Ant: unsure

Question 17

Redoubtable

Answer 17

Adj: worthy of fear or respect
Root: dub
Syn: formidable