Of credit and renown"?
Give a synonym of this word. Ans. Trust.—What is the distinction? Ans. "Trust" looks forward; "credit" looks back—we credit what has happened; we trust what is to happen.—What other part of speech than a noun is "credit"?—Combine and define credit + ed.—Why is the t not doubled?
(4.) What is the meaning of "credulous" in the passage,
"So glistened the dire snake, and into fraud
Led Eve, our credulous mother"?—MILTON.
What noun corresponding to the adjective "credulous" will express the quality of believing too easily?—What is the negative of "credulous"?—What is the distinction between "incredible" and "incredulous"?—Which applies to persons? which to things?
(5.) To what two parts of speech does "discredit" belong?—Write a sentence containing this word as a noun; another as a verb.
13. CUR'RERE: cur'ro, cur'sum, to run.
Radicals used: curr- and curs-.