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CREDENCE
- Mental acceptance as true or real; credibility.
- Usage: Live coverage of comments made by U.S. President George W. Bush regarding the importance of a possible new U.N. resolution calling for the disarmament of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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FEINT
- A mock blow or attack on or toward one part in order to distract attention from the point one really intends to attack.
- Usage: Report on possible resurgence of Al Qaeda, including the possibility that terrorist operatives are planning various smaller acts in order to distract investigators from uncovering larger, more devastating plots.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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