Unit Eleven Flashcards

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Fid

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Latin: to trust, believe

Diffident, fidelity, confide

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Diffident

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

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Fidelity

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N: faithfulness: loyalty
Root: fid
Ant: treachery

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Confide

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

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Fall

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Latin: to deceive

Fallacy, fallacious, fallible

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Fallacy

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

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Fallacious

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Adj: misleading or deceptive
Root: fall

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Fallible

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

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Cred

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Latin: to trust, believe

Credible, credence, credulity, incredulous

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Credible

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

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Credence

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

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Credulity

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

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Incredulous

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

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Dub

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Latin: to doubt

Dubious, indubitable, redoubtable

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Dubious

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

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Indubitable

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

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Redoubtable

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