1. Cred
=believe

2. Accreditation - noun
Granting approval or belief in a school

3. Every four years the college earned their accreditation from the university system.
The school had no accreditation, so the girl’s diploma was practically useless.

4. Try it!
If a college does not have accreditation then __________.
The new college was seeking accreditation so/because ________.

5. Credential - noun
A document that proves a person is believable

6. As a teacher, you need a credential to certify your ability to teach students.
The doctor had many credentials that helped the family trust her ability to care for their ailing child.

7. Try it!
If you want to earn a specialized credential, you will need to ___________.
After earning his teaching credential, Mr. Luna ______________.

8. Credible - adjective
Believable; reliable

9. The principal was a credible witness because everyone trusted him and believed he had good character.
The author of that book is credible as she writes fairly and after doing a lot of research.

10. Try it!
When writing a report, you need credible sources to ________________.
Some people are credible witnesses because ______________.

11. credit
To believe that someone will do something

12. The teacher gave the boy credit for his work that he completed.
I give you credit for doing your best job and completing your assignment on time.

13. Try it! In order to earn extra credit, you must _____________________.
The young man did not receive credit for his work because ______________.

14. Creditor - noun
A person who believes that he will be paid back the money that he loaned

15. The creditor required payment on the first of every month.
The lady had creditors calling her when her bills were not paid.

16. Try it!
After not paying his bill for many months, the creditor called to/because ______________.
A creditor may demand money if you _____________.

17. Credulous – adjective
Tending to believe too easily; easily convinced; easily fooled

18. The young boy was a credulous viewer, ready to believe every magic trick he saw.
The credulous child trusted everyone and believed every story the babysitter told her.

19. Try it!
The credulous student believed the most outrageous story about ____________.
If you are a credulous person, you might ___________________.

20. Creed - noun
A set of religious beliefs or principles

21. In the creed of that church, they identify baptism and communion as important parts of the faith.
In their creed, they promised to serve their country, family, and community.

22. Try it!
According to the creed of the school, students should ____________________.
A boy or girl scout creed should include ____________.

23. Discredit - verb
To refuse to believe; to reject as untrue

24. The rumors about having a dirty kitchen discredited the restaurant’s reputation.
Do not discredit your character by making poor choices.

25. Try it!
If you _______________ you might discredit your reputation as a positive role model.
If you discredit what people say without justification, you could ______________.

26. Incredible - adjective
Not believable; improbable; unlikely

27. The news was so incredible that we celebrated with a party.
Her basketball skills were so incredible that the colleges kept calling her to join their teams.

28. Try it!
The news broadcaster told an incredible story about ____________.
After an incredible recovery, Miss Whitman was able to ____________.

29. Incredulous - adjective
What? I don’t think so!
Doubting; unwilling or unable to believe

30. Her incredulous response showed that she didn’t believe her son had cleaned his room and done all of his homework so quickly.
It was incredulous to think you could have done your math test in such a short amount of time!

31. Try it! I am incredulous about the idea of _____________________.
Her incredulous stare told me ____________.