English Vocabulary in Use - 36 Beliefs

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adherent of

a person who supports a particular idea or party

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convert to

someone who has taken on a new set of beliefs

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fanatic

(disapproving) someone with a very strong belief that something is great

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radical

someone who believes there should be extreme change, often political

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reactionary

(disapproving) someone opposed to change or new ideas

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seek to eradicate

abolish or get rid of

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7

tenet

a principle on which a belief is based

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8

proponents

person who publicly supports an opinion

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9

derive from

have their origins in

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10

civil disobedience

when a group of people express disapproval of laws by refusing to obey them

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11

viewpoint / point of view

a way of thinking about a situation

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12

credible

believable

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incredulous

not wanting or able to believe something

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gullible

easily tricked into believing things that may not be true

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subjective

influenced by beliefs or feelings rather than facts

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objective

unbiased; not subjective

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plausible

convincing

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implausible

not believable

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19

attribute to

consider something to be caused or created by

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presume

believe something to be true although you are not totally certain

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give her the benefit of the doubt

accept that someone is telling the truth even though it is not certain

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take with a pinch of salt

do not totally believe what you are told

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