Question

Use the sentence to answer the question.

The man’s incredible generosity in gifting ten thousand dollars toward the scholarship drive was unexpected but welcomed.

The root of the word is cred, which means "to believe." The prefix of the word is in, which means "not." Based on its root and prefix, which might incredible mean in this sentence?

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Responses

showing approval
showing approval

believable
believable

kindhearted
kindhearted

impossible to believe
impossible to believe

Answer 1

In this sentence, "incredible" means "impossible to believe." The prefix "in-" indicates a negation, and the root "cred" relates to belief, so the combination suggests something that cannot be believed due to its extraordinary nature. Thus, the correct response is:

impossible to believe