credence

Day 74Level 2

KREED-ns

claim to belief

the quality of an idea that makes us believe it is true

Part of Speech: verb

Synonyms:

trust, faith, acceptance

Antonyms:

distrust

Example Sentence:

The theory of life on other planet gained credence among the scientists, but normal people still doubt its credibility.

Related Words

uncertainty

am-big-YOO-uh-tee

uncertainty in meaning

to improve

uh-MEEL-yuhr-ayt

improve; make better

bring up

brohch

begin to talk about ; bring up

distort

GAHR-buhl

to make misleading selections from facts; confuse

ungrateful person

IHN-grayt

ungrateful person

loyal

JING-goh-iz-tuhk

extremely patriotic; nationalistic