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SAT Vocabs Day #16
Term | Definition |
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apocryphal | doubtful although circulated as true (adj.) |
apogee | climax of something (noun) |
apolitical | not interested or involved in politics |
apostasy | the abandonment or renunciation of a religion or political belief (noun) |
apothecary | a person who prepares or sells medicines and drugs (noun) |
apothegm | a concise saying or maxim (general truth) (noun) |
maxim | short expressive statement stating the general truth (noun) |
apotheosis | highest point in development of something (noun) |
appall | greatly dismay or horrify (verb) |
appease | pacify someone by following their demands (verb) |
placate | make someone less angry or hostile (verb) |
encroach | intrude on a person's territory or thing considered a right; advance gradually over acceptable limits (verb) |
append | add something as a supplement (verb) |
appertain | relate to; concern; be appropriate or applicable (verb) |
applicable | relevant or appropriate (adj.) |
application | formal request to an authority for something; action of putting something together into operation (noun) |
apportion | divide and allocate (verb) |
apposite | apt in the circumstances in relation to something (adj.) |
appraise | asses value or quantity of (verb) |
apprehend | arrest someone for a crime; understand or aware of (verb) |