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SAT Vocabs Day #16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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) |