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cred
(KRED)to believe, to trust
Latin credere meant to believe or trust. Credit is trust extended to a borrower; something incredible is hard to believe.
rootLatin
Mind & thoughtSpellings:credcredit
Example words
credibility
the quality of being believable
credentials
documents that prove someone can be trusted in a role
incredible
hard to believe; amazing
incredulous
unwilling or unable to believe
credit
trust given that money will be paid back
Common Core alignment
Grades served: 5, 6, 7
- L.5.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).
- L.6.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., audience, auditory, audible).
- L.7.4bUse common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., belligerent, bellicose, rebel).
Mind & thought. Roots about thinking, knowing, remembering, and the mind.
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