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12 Cards in this Set
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belief; acceptance as true
They should not have given ____________ to the rumor. |
credence
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documents that cause others to believe in one
The ___________ she brought from her last job were excellent. |
credentials
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trustworthiness
No one ever questioned his _________________. |
credibility
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believable
He gave a _________________ explanation for his tardiness. |
credible
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trust, as financial credit; a source of honor, as a credit to one's family
She always paid cash rather than asking for _________. |
credit
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tendency to believe readily on too little evidence; gullible
Only a ____________ person would be taken in by such ads. |
credulous
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a formal statement of religious or other belief
She learned to repeat the Apostles' __________. |
creed
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not to believe; to distrust; to destroy belief in
Because the newspaper articles had _____________(ed) the mayor, he resigned |
discredit
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unbelievable
The amount of work she could do in an hour was _______________. |
incredible
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tendency not to believe readily; skepticism
As he listened to their excuses, his ______________ was obvious. |
incredulity
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not believing readily; disbelieving
When she heard she had won the prize, she was ______________. |
incredulous
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originally, an unbeliever in religion; now, an evildoer or criminal
The police were trying to locate the ____________. |
miscreant
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