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What does 'accreditation' refer to?
What does 'accreditation' refer to?
- Believable; reliable
- To believe that someone will do something
- Granting approval or belief in a school (correct)
- A document that proves a person is believable
What is a credential?
What is a credential?
A document that proves a person is believable
Define credible.
Define credible.
Believable; reliable
What does the term credit mean?
What does the term credit mean?
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Who is a creditor?
Who is a creditor?
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Define credulous.
Define credulous.
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What is a creed?
What is a creed?
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What does discredit mean?
What does discredit mean?
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Define incredible.
Define incredible.
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What does incredulous mean?
What does incredulous mean?
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What does the root word 'cred' mean?
What does the root word 'cred' mean?
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Key Vocabulary Related to "Cred" Root
- Accreditation: Process of granting official approval or recognition to a school or institution, establishing its credibility.
- Credential: Document verifying a person's qualifications or background, enhancing their believability in professional contexts.
- Credible: Describes something or someone that is believable and trustworthy; often used in evaluating sources of information.
- Credit: The act of placing trust in a person to fulfill a promise, particularly in financial or transactional contexts.
- Creditor: An individual or entity that lends money, expecting to be repaid; operates on the belief in the borrower's trustworthiness.
- Credulous: Characterizes a person who is inclined to believe too readily without sufficient evidence; reflects a lack of skepticism.
- Creed: A statement of religious beliefs or principles that shapes a community's faith and practices.
- Discredit: The action of rejecting or questioning the truthfulness of a claim or individual, often leading to loss of trust.
- Incredible: Describes something that is so remarkable or absurd that it seems impossible to believe; often used in contexts of exaggeration.
- Incredulous: Refers to a person who is skeptical or unable to accept something as true; embodies doubt or disbelief.
- Cred: A Latin root meaning "to believe," foundational for various terms associated with trust and belief.
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