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credence (KREE dins) n. belief (especially in the testimony or words of others)
• The evidence gave Willis’s words credence.
• The district attorney did not give credence to the street vendor’s words and
wanted to see proof.
• Most people do not give credence to UFO stories.
critique (kri TEEK) n. a critical analysis of something —vt. to analyze some-
thing, such as a work of art, a book, and so on; to criticize
• TV critics must produce several movie critiques per week.
• Literature students are often asked to critique a work of poetry or prose.
• Before one critiques anything, he or she should have some benchmark by
which to judge.
[-d, critiquing] [Syn. criticize]

QUICK REVIEW #95
Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.
1. convoluted a. greedy

2. copious b. analyze
3. corona c. contrast
4. correlate d. cowardly
5. cosmos e. cringe
6. counterpoint f. belief
7. covert g. plentiful
8. covetous h. mutually link

9. cower i. secret
10. craven j. complicated
11. credence k. universe
12. critique l. crown
cryptic (KRIP tik) adj. having a hidden or disguised meaning; ambiguous;
mysterious
• The sphinx was famous in ancient times for asking cryptic riddles.
• The oracle at Delphi gave cryptic prophecies that could be interpreted
many different ways.
[-ally adv.] [Syn. obscure]