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And here's your Shmoop du jour, brought to you by reality television.

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At least those shows give it to you straight.

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Yeah.

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All right, which of these words is closest in meaning to "credible"?

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And here are the potential answers.

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All right. That first part of the word, "cred,"

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comes from the Latin word "credo,"

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which means a creed or belief.

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Let's see if we can find something that matches that idea.

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Well first up is A - tasty.

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Now there's the word "edible," which means something you might enjoy

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eating, but that's way different than "credible."

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Then there's C - correct. Just because you believe something

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doesn't necessarily mean that it's right.

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Well, scientists thought the Earth was flat for hundred of years

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and, well, they were way off on that one.

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Take a look at D - possible,

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which means that something might happen or occur.

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This sounds like the word "plausible," a synonym for "credible,"

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but it's not the best fit here. Which leaves us with B - believable.

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See that word "believe" in there?

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Well, that should tip us off that we've come to the right place.

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So the correct answer is B - believable.

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Leave it to the beaver to tell you the rest.

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