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Vocabulary-List 15

Comp Lit 3A. Vocabulary-List 15. CRED: believe. 1. discredit: v. to cast doubt; ruin the reputation of 2. incredible: adj. unbelievable 3. credence: n. belief as to the truth of something 4. incredulous: adj. unbelieving; skeptical

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Vocabulary-List 15

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  1. Comp Lit 3A Vocabulary-List 15

  2. CRED: believe 1. discredit: v. to cast doubt; ruin the reputation of 2. incredible: adj. unbelievable 3. credence: n. belief as to the truth of something 4. incredulous: adj. unbelieving; skeptical 5. accreditation: n. certification stating that a school meets certain qualifications

  3. CULE: very small 6. molecule: n. the smallest unit of matter 7. minuscule: adj. extremely small; insignificant

  4. FIX: fix 8. fixation: n. obsession; state of being attached 9. affix: v. to fasten; to seal 10. Transfix: v. to hold motionless

  5. RECT: right / straight 11. rectify: v. to correct a situation or problem 12. rector: n. a minister or priest who heads a parish, college, etc.

  6. BIO: life 13. autobiography: n. one’s life story written by oneself 14. bionics: n. science of designing instruments after living things 15. biopsy: n. an examination of disease tissue 16. biodegradable: adj. easily decomposed by bacteria

  7. CEDE / CEED: to go 17. precede: v. to go before 18. recede: v. to go back; withdraw 19. precedent: n. a case which may serve as a justification in future cases 20. proceeding(s): n. legal actions; events or happenings; an official record of things said or done

  8. Practice affixed • She __________ the flower to my jacket and stuck me with the pin. • After I broke the window I __________ the situation by paying for a new one. • One day __________ will be able to replace my left arm with a mechanical one. • I refuse to give __________ to your “bigfoot” theory. • My hair is beginning to __________ and soon I will look like Homer. • My pay check is so __________ that I have to live in a cardboard box. • I have a __________ on cheese. God, I love it so! rectified bionics credence recede minuscule fixation

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