Vocab Unit 11

Credible

Able to be trusted in or believed

fallible

Capable of being mistaken; imperfect

I hope that Andrew will not ______ in Jeff, since Jeff has a reputation for spreading other people's secrets around.

Confide

How much ________ do you give to the flashy stories you see on the local news?

Credence

Although some of the group found the story _________, other members were highly ______ about it.

Credible; dubious

The _________ that you showed to the car salesman will make him think you can overcharge him.

Credulity

Dr. Leary's more _______ patients are sometimes too shy or nervous to ask questions about their health.

Diffident

Although he was quiet, even ________ in school, Vince became a(n) _______ warrior on the football feild.

Diffident; redoubtable

Although she looked ________ when I suggested climbing the fence, Lizzie went along with the plan.

Dubious

Do not try to undermine my argument with __________ logic and unreliable evidence.

Fallacious

Although the salesman's pitch was convincing, it was based on a _________.

Fallacy

Until I fell in love with someone who was totally uninterested in me, I really didn't think I was ________.

Fallible

The ________ you displayed when your friends were in danger shows me how loyal you really are.

Fidelity

That the evidence was falsified now seems ___________.

Indubitable

The army was facing its most ___________ foe, a force almost three times bigger than itself.

Redoubtable

Fallacy

a mislead

Indubitable

certain beyond doubt or question

The detective thought the witness' story was _________ enough.

credible

fidelity

faithfulness; loyalty

My grandmother is over 80, and many of my friends are ___________ that she still plays tennis.

incredulous

Fallacious

misleading or deceptive

diffident

shy; not assertive

creduilty

tendency to believe things too quickly or easily

Confide

to trust (another) with information or a secret

Credence

trust or belief

incredulous

unable to believe something; amazed

Dubious

uncertain; doubtful

redoubtable

worthy of fear or respect; mighty