tending to overcome the distrust or hostility of by using pleasing acts; placating; winning over; soothing; appeasing; showing willingness to reconcile; placid; yeilding

Although Connie fought with her parents and disagreed with their point of view, the teenager grew tired of the pointless quarrelling and started using a more conciliatory tone.

offering reasonable grounds for being believed; plausible; believable

Since Gretal did not use a credible source for her research report, the student received an F for false information.

to clear from accusation or blame; to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship

Since the police found credible evidence to prove the suspect innocent, the judge exonerated Xona of all charges.

 not open to question, dispute, or controversy; indisputable; undeniable

Since the incontrovertible video tape and undeniable finger prints showed that the suspect obviously stole the diamonds, the judge sentenced the theif to five years in prison.

to officially charge with a fault or offense; accuse; blame

Prone to engage in lawsuits

Since the Bob sues whoever disagreed with him, the litigious man often goes overboard and at one point tried to sue his dog.

Devoted or biased in support of a party, group, or cause.

Although the newspaper promised to remain unbiased, a partisan reporter wrote positive reviews praising his own invention.

Equality as in amount, status, value, etc. (antonym: disparity)

Although the judges at the olympics must scor each athelete's performance with parity, such impartial treatment is hard since one always wants to root for his or her own country.

Moral uprightness; righteous; rightness of principle or conduct.

Since the Mary possessed an upright sense of rectitude, the fair, kind girl's integrity earned her the Student of the Week award.

Negligent, careless, lax, or slow in performing ones duty, business, etc.

Since the remiss girl forgets to clean her fishbowl, the negligence caused algae to build and made her gold fish sick.

To reject the validity or authority of.

Although reporters claimed that sleeping in light causes headaches, readers repudiated the story because there the the evidense came from old wives tales without scientific proof.

Feigning piety or righteousness; making a hypocritical show of devotion of religion

Although the priest claimed he wrote origional eulogies , the sanctimonious priest plagiarized speeches and only preached to gain money.

Principled, having a strong sense of right and wrong; concientaious and exacting

Since the scrupulous man follows good morals and invented contraptions to deliver water to poor villages, his rectitude earned him a Noble Peace Prize.

Concerned; anxious; meticulously careful

Since Bobby's parents wanted Bobby to graduate at the best college, the solicitous guardians researched each school extensively.

Plausible but misleading or fallacious arguement.

Althought the candidate claimed his reform would boost the economy, his disorting sophistry did not work when he won and the the citizens impeached him.

To support or establish by proof or competent evidense; to back up a statement or idea

Alhtough Robert claimed he had been abducted by aliens, the man had no proof to substantiate the story.

Adherence to the truth; truthfulness

Since Vera told the usually truth and did not cheat, her parents were shocked by the lack of veracity on the false application.

To free from blam; to clear, as from an accusation

Since the judge found incontrovertible evidense that Harry murdered the man, the judge vindicated the innocent suspect, John, of the crime.