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City of Ashes
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- He heard the incredulity in his own voice and winced inwardly.†
Chpt 1incredulity = a state of not believingstandard prefix: The prefix "in-" in incredulity means not and reverses the meaning of credulity. This is the same pattern you see in words like invisible, incomplete, and insecure.
- "You saw what I just did," Jace said, incredulity rising in his voice, "and you're worried about me?"†
Chpt 17 *
- Jace clapped a hand to his belt—realized he was weaponless—and twisted around to see a familiar pair of blue eyes staring into his with utter incredulity "You're alive," Alec said—two short words, but there was a wealth of feeling behind them.†
Chpt 18
Definitions:
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(1)
(credulous) gullible (being too willing to believe)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)