convinced
Other forms: convincedly
If you're convinced that the moon is made of cheese, then you completely believe the moon is made of cheese. Let's hope you're not easily convinced of such silly things!
When we are convinced of something, we really, sincerely believe it. We think it's true. For example, if someone told you the President used to live underground as a mole person, I hope you wouldn't be convinced too easily. Unfortunately, even when someone has convinced us of something, that doesn't mean it's true. Someone who can be convinced of absolutely anything, no matter how untrue, is called gullible.
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Vocabulary lists containing convinced
As you read about "Fears and Phobias" from kidshealth.org, learn this word list. Here are links to lists for texts in Grade 6's Collection 1: The Ravine, Fine?, Fears and Phobias, In the Spotlight
In Marie Lu's dystopian novel, a military prodigy and a street criminal uncover shocking secrets about their government. Learn these words that will make you a vocabulary legend.
In a scene from the novel by John Boyne, a fence both literally and figuratively separates two young boys. One is the son of a Jewish watchmaker and the other is the son of a Nazi soldier. See what they talk about. Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 8 Unit 3's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Night, First They Came for the Communists, Terrible Things, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, The Diary of a Young Girl, Elie Wiesel Speech, Do Something!, Wangari Maathai, Freerice.com, Public Service Announcements, Famine as a Weapon