Question

a. understand words: write the vocabulary word for each definition in the blank boxes below.

1. able to be believed; reasonable to trust or believe
2. not able or willing to believe something; feeling or showing a lack of belief
3. a person, bank, or company that lends money to someone
4. statement of the basic beliefs of a religion; an idea or set of beliefs that guides the actions of a person or group
5. a quality, skill, or experience that makes a person suited to do a job.
6. to find or understand the true or hidden meaning of something; to change from a set of letters, numbers, and/or symbols you cannot understand into words you can understand
7. to take something away from someone or something; to not allow to have or keep something
8. to become lower in amount or less in number; to become worse in condition or quality
9. to cause someone to feel ashamed; to cause someone or something to lose or become unworthy of respect or approval
10. to take the job or position of someone or something; to force people or animals to leave the area where they live; to move something so that it is no longer in its original or regular location

Explanation:

1. "credible" means able to be believed, reasonable to trust or believe.
2. "incredulous" means not able or willing to believe something, feeling or showing a lack of belief.
3. "lender" is a person, bank, or company that lends money to someone.
4. "creed" is a statement of the basic beliefs of a religion; an idea or set of beliefs that guides the actions of a person or group.
5. "qualification" is a quality, skill, or experience that makes a person suited to do a job.
6. "decode" means to find or understand the true or hidden meaning of something; to change from a set of letters, numbers, and/or symbols you cannot understand into words you can understand.
7. "deprive" means to take something away from someone or something; to not allow to have or keep something.
8. "diminish" means to become lower in amount or less in number; to become worse in condition or quality.
9. "disgrace" means to cause someone to feel ashamed; to cause someone or something to lose or become unworthy of respect or approval.
10. "displace" means to take the job or position of someone or something; to force people or animals to leave the area where they live; to move something so that it is no longer in its original or regular location.

Answer:

1. credible
2. incredulous
3. lender
4. creed
5. qualification
6. decode
7. deprive
8. diminish
9. disgrace
10. displace