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Word Roots #7
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CRED—to believe
• word you know: credible=believable
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Creed (n)—a formal statement of religious or
other beliefs
“The candidate’s creed was that women should have a choice; abortion is up to the mother.”
PRO CHOICE!
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Credulous (adj)—believing too readily on too little
evidence; gullible
“Only a credulous person would believe advertisements promoting Nike gym shoes will make a person run faster.”
I’m beating you because I’m wearing
Nikes!
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Credence (n) —belief; acceptance as true
“Dr. Giovanni gave credence to the rumor that milk helps the bones become stronger.”
Yes, Billy milk does the body good.
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Incredulous (adj)—not believing readily;
disbelieving
“When Rita told Yasmin that Johan asked her to homecoming, she was incredulous since he never showed any interest in her.”
No way!
He did not
ask you out!
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CUR—to run• words you know: current, occur, cursive
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Recur (v)—to run again; to happen again
“The little girl has a dream about an elephant that recurs every once in a while.”
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Concur (v) —to run together; to agree
I concur!
You know what, Bunny? Life on the streets is tough!
“Bunny concurred with rat, that life on the streets is tough.”
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Discourse (n) —to run about; a formal and
lengthy discussion of a subject
“We engaged in discourse about the theme of education in To Kill a Mockingbird.”
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Precursor (n) —a person or thing that runs before; a
forerunner
Crash of 1929 Great Depression
“The stock market crash of 1929 was a precursor to the Great Depression.”