After hearing Mia’s unbelievable story, her friends started to _______________ of her, wondering if she was telling the truth.

Jake’s bragging about owning three luxury cars didn’t ______________ to his classmates who knew his father’s part-time job wouldn’t even cover the cost of a motorbike.

Lisa tends to idolize her boyfriend, thinking everything he does is perfect, even when he _______________ about things that seem far-fetched.

Sam’s story about winning a million dollars sounded absurd, but some of his friends were gullible enough to _______________ his tale, believing every word without a question.

Anna wanted to believe Tom’s wild story, but she needed some _______________ to back up his claims before she could fully believe him.

Mia tried to _______________ her story about meeting a celebrity by showing some photos, but her friends still didn’t believe her.

When Kyle claimed he climbed Mount Everest last summer, some of his friends didn’t believe him and began to _______________ him of lying.

Jamie tends to be _______________ enough to easily believe her friends’ wild stories, even when they’re just bragging.

Emma had to take a more _______________ approach when listening to her friend’s stories by asking more questions to figure out what was really true.

Mark’s friends had always _______________, thinking he could do no wrong, which made it hard for them to see that he was only making things up.