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Word Study Week 3

Cred / credit

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Cred / credit

(root) to believe or trust

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Affixes

(suffix) tor = a person or tool

(suffix) ible = able to, can

(prefix) dis- = apart, not

(prefix) in- = not

(prefix) ac- = toward

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credit

(noun) certification of trust or accomplishment

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credence

(noun) belief or acceptance as truth

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Ex: Tommy showing up in a cast gave credence to the rumor that he’d broken his arm.

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credible

(adj.) believable

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creditor

(noun) a person who trusts that money will be repaid

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discredit

(verb) to damage the trust of; to dismiss as untrue

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accredited

(adj.) trusted as authentic (ex: a school)

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credential

(noun) certificate of trust in authority/expertise

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incredible

(adj.) not able to be believed

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