Word Roots #7

CRED—to believe

• word you know: credible=believable

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!

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!

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.

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!

CUR—to run• words you know: current, occur, cursive

Recur (v)—to run again; to happen again

“The little girl has a dream about an elephant that recurs every once in a while.”

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.”

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.”

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.”