Vocabulary 6.5

n. evidence of authority, status, rights, or the like, usually in written form

• credentials

• creed

• credibility

• incredulous

adj. not able or willing to believe something

• credentials

• creed

• credibility

• incredulous

n. the quality of being believed or accepted as true, real, or honest

• creditor

• creed

• credibility

• discredit

n. a person, bank, or company that lends money to someone

• creditor

• creed

• credibility

• discredit

trans. v. to cause (someone or something) to seem dishonest or untrue

• creditor

• creed

• credibility

• discredit

n. a statement of the basic beliefs of a religion

• creditor

• creed

• incredulous

• discredit

The Latin root words cred and credit mean

• drive, push

• believe

• do, make

• send