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Units 11-12 Flashcards

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FID

A

to trust, to believe

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Diffident

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Adjective - shy; not assertive

Syn. - bashful
Ant. - confident

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Fidelity

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Noun - faithfulness; loyalty

Ant. - treachery

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Confide

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Verb - to trust (another) with information or a secret

Ant. - conceal

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FALL

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to decieve

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Fallacy

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Noun - a misleading or mistaken idea

Syn. - misconception
Ant. - truth

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Fallacious

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Adjective - misleading or deceptive

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Fallible

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Adjective - capable of being mistaken; imperfect

Ant. - infallible, flawless

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CRED

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to trust, believe

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Credible

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Adjective - able to be trusted in or believed

Syn. - valid
Ant. - doubtful

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Credence

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Noun - trust or belief

Syn. - acceptance
Ant. - mistrust

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Credulity

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Noun - tendency to believe things too quickly or easily

Syn. - gullibility
Ant. - skepticism

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Incredulous

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Adjective - unable to believe something; amazed

Syn. - skeptical
Ant. - trusting

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DUB

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doubtful, to doubt

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Dubious

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Adjective - uncertain; doubtful

Syn. - unconceived
Ant. - positive

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Indubitable

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Adjective - Certain beyond doubt or question

Syn. - absolute
Ant. - unsure

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Redoubtable

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Adjective - worthy of fear or respect; mighty

Syn. - formidable

18
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ULTIMA

A

last

19
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Ultimate

A

Adjective - surpassing all others; definitive

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Penultimate

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Adjective - just before the final; next to last

21
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Ultimatum

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Noun - a demand or threat that is final

22
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FIN

A

end, border, limit

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Infinite

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Adjective - without beginning or end

24
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Definitive

A

Adjective - defining for all others; standard

Syn. - absolute
Ant. - uncertain

25
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Infistesimal

A

Adjective - extremely small; incalculably or immeasurably small

Syn. - microscopic
Ant. - huge

26
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NOV

A

new

27
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Novel

A

Adjective - new and different

Syn. - original
Ant. - stale

28
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Novice

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Noun - an inexperienced person; amateur

Syn. - beginner
Ant. - expert

29
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Innovative

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Adjective - showing creativity and originality

Syn. - inventive
Ant. - conservative

30
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PRIM

A

first

31
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Primal

A

Adjective - original; dating from the beginning of existence

Syn. - primitive
Ant. - modern

32
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Primeval

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Adjective - extremely ancient; of earliest time

Syn. - primordial

33
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Primacy

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Noun - condition of being first in time or importance

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