1. Latin Roots: cred / creed flect / flex believe bend
Vocabulary Construction – Unit 12
Latin Roots: cred / creed flect / flex believe bend
by Marcia Timmel Art by Phillip Martin

2. 1. (n) a statement of beliefs
1. creed
1. (n) a statement of beliefs

3. 2. (adj) able to bend without breaking
2. flexible
2. (adj) able to bend without breaking

4. 3. incredulous
3. (adj) showing disbelief; inclined not to believe

5. 4. genuflect
4. (v) to bow or to bend on one knee

6. 5. (adj) plausible; believable
5. credible
5. (adj) plausible; believable

7. 6. (n) an instinctive, involuntary response
6. reflex
6. (n) an instinctive, involuntary response

8. 7. (v) to certify; to send with credentials
7. accredit
7. (v) to certify; to send with credentials

9. 8. deflect
8. (v) to turn aside

10. 9. (v) to cast doubt upon; to damage one’s reputation
9. discredit
9. (v) to cast doubt upon; to damage one’s reputation

11. 10. reflective
10. (adj) able to cast back an image; given to deep thought