Vocab 11 Flashcards

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Fid

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To trust, believe
Latin
Diffident, fidelity, confide

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Fall

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To deceive
Latin
Fallacy, fallacious, fallible

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CRED

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To trust, believe
Latin
Credible, credence, credulity, incredulous

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DUB

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Doubtful
Latin
Dubious, indubitable, redoubtable

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Diffident

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Adj 
Shy, not assertive 
FID 
Syn: bashful 
Ant: confident
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Fidelity

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Noun
Faithfulness; loyalty
FID

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Confide

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Verb
To trust (another) with information or a secret
FID

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Fallacy

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Noun 
A misleading or mistaken idea 
FALL 
Syn: misconception
Ant: truth
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Fallacious

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Adj.
misleading or deceptive
FALL

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Fallible

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Adj
Capable of being mistaken; imperfect
FALL

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Credible

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Adj 
Able to be trusted in or believed 
CRED
Syn: valid 
Ant: doubtful
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Credence

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Noun 
Trust or belief 
CRED 
Syn: acceptance 
Ant: mistrust
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Credulity

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Noun 
Tendency to believe things to quickly or easily 
CRED
Syn: gullibility 
ant: skepticism
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Incredulous

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Adj 
Unable to believe something; amazing 
CRED
Syn: skeptical 
Ant: trusting
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Dubious

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Adj 
Uncertain; doubtful 
DUB 
Syn: unconvinced 
Ant: positive
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Indubitable

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Adj 
Certain beyond doubt or question
DUB
Syn: absolute 
Ant: unsure