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Lessons 23 and 24. Accredit: (verb). To officially recognize or approve as having certain standards To credit with; to attribute to. Acceptance as true or valid; belief. Credence: (noun). Credential: (noun). Something that gives one confidence or
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Accredit: (verb) • To officially recognize or approve as having certain standards • To credit with; to attribute to
Acceptance as true or valid; belief Credence: (noun)
Credential: (noun) Something that gives one confidence or authority; evidence of one’s qualifications From Latin cred, “believe”
Credibility: (noun) Believability; reliability; the power to inspire belief
Deserving of limited praise; sufficiently good Worthy of belief Creditable: (adjective)
Credulous: (adjective) Easily deceived; believing too readily; gullible
Creed: (noun) A system of beliefs; principles, or opinions
To damage in reputation; to disgrace (verb) To cause to be distrusted or disturbed (verb) Lack of trust or belief; doubt (noun) Discredit:
Miscreant: (noun) An evildoer; a villain
Aversion: (noun) • An intense dislike • The avoidance of something considered unpleasant or painful
To turn away (verb) To ward off; to prevent (verb) Avert: (verb)
Diversify: (verb) To give variety to; to vary From Latin dis-, “aside” + vers, “turn”
An action or a ploy that turns attention away Something that distracts the mind and relaxes or entertains The act or instance of turning aside Diversion: (noun)
Inadvertently: (adverb) Accidently; unintentionally From Latin in-, “not” + ad-, “toward”, + vert, “turn”
Incontrovertible: (adjective) Unquestionable; impossible to dispute
Invert: (verb) To turn upside down or inside out; revers the position or order of
Irreversible: (adjective) Impossible to reverse
Revert: (verb) To return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief
Vertigo: (noun) The sensation of dizziness From Latin vert, “turn”