| Term | Definition |
|---|
| CRED | believe |
| discredit | v. to cast doubt; ruin the reputation of |
| incredible | adj. unbelievable |
| credence | n. belief as to the truth of something |
| incredulous | adj. unbelieving; skeptical |
| accredit / accredatation | n. certification stating that a school meets certain |
| CULE | very small |
| molecule | n. the smallest unit of matter |
| minuscule | adj. extremely small; insignificant |
| FIX | fix |
| fixation | n. obsession; state of being attached |
| affix | v. to fasten; to seal |
| transfix | v. to hold motionless |
| RECT | right / straight |
| rectify | v. to correct a situation or problem |
| rector | n. a minister or priest who heads a parish, college, etc. |
| autobiography | n. one's life story written by oneself |
| bionics | n. science of designing instruments after living things |
| biopsy | n. an examination of disease tissue |
| biodegradable | adj. easily decomposed by bacteria |
| precede | v. to go before |
| CEDE / CEED | to go |
| recede | v. to go back; withdraw |
| precedent | n. a case which may serve as a justification in future cases |
| proceeding(s) | n. legal actions; events or happenings; an official |
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