Unit XI Flashcards
Fidere/Fisus
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 a secret Ant: Conceal
Fallere/Falsum
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
Credere/Creditum
To trust, 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
Dubis
Doubtful
Dubitare/Dubitatum
To doubt