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  2. Gullibility - Wikipedia

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    The words gullible and credulous are commonly used as synonyms. Goepp & Kay (1984) state that while both words mean "unduly trusting or confiding", gullibility stresses being duped or made a fool of, suggesting a lack of intelligence, whereas credulity stresses uncritically forming beliefs, suggesting a lack of skepticism. [4]

  3. Credulity - Wikipedia

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    The words gullible and credulous are commonly used as synonyms. Goepp & Kay (1984) state that while both words mean "unduly trusting or confiding", gullibility stresses being duped or made a fool of, suggesting a lack of intelligence, whereas credulity stresses uncritically forming beliefs, suggesting a lack of skepticism. [3]

  4. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    One who sucks (lit. and fig.): fool, dupe, gullible person Secondary shoot produced from the roots of a plant A lollipop any person or thing (used either humorously or in annoyance) suds (n.) froth, lather; (v.) to lather (v.) to form suds; hence sudser (a soap opera) and adj. sudsy (in both lit. & fig. senses) (n.) beer, less commonly root beer

  5. List of words having different meanings in American and ...

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    a person employed to oversee the cleaning and security of a public building, e.g. a school. a person employed to oversee the cleaning and security of a building (UK: caretaker, especially for private residences; for schools etc. janitor is also used in the UK) jelly a fruit flavoured dessert set with gelatin (US: Jell-O (trademark))

  6. The 2 Most Gullible Zodiac Signs (and 3 Who Rarely Fall for a ...

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    The 2 Most Gullible Signs 1. Leo (Jul 23 – Aug 22) Prideful Leo will fall for anything as long as it feeds their desperate need for affirmation. This fire sign lives for a good compliment, so ...

  7. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...

  8. Synonym - Wikipedia

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    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...

  9. In Congress, what’s the difference between a budget ... - AOL

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    The reason why this is an enticing option: Bills advanced through the budget reconciliation process cannot be filibustered, meaning they can be approved by a simple majority in the Senate — not ...