精品SAT巴朗3500词汇（十四）

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　　apocryphal ADJ. /假的，捏造的/untrue; made up. To impress his friends, Tom invented apocryphal tales of　his adventures in the big city.

　　apogee N. /顶点/highest point. When the moon in its orbit is farthest away from the earth, it is at its apogee.

　　apolitical ADJ. /不问政治的/having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs. It was hard to remain　apolitical during the Vietnam War; even people who generally ignored public issues felt they had to take　political stands.

　　apologist N. /辩护者/one who writes in defense of a cause or institution. Rather than act as an apologist for　the current regime in Beijing and defend its brutal actions, the young diplomat decided to defect to the　West.

　　apostate N. /变节者，脱党者，叛徒/one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs. Because he　switched from one party to another, his former friends shunned him as an apostate. apostasy, N.

　　apotheosis N. /神化，典范/elevation to godhood; an ideal example of something. The apotheosis of a　Roman emperor was designed to insure his eternal greatness: people would worship at his altar forever.　The hero of the musical How to Succeed in Business ... was the apotheosis of yuppieness: he was the　perfect upwardly-bound young man on the make.

　　appall V. /使惊慌，震惊/dismay; shock. We were appalled by the horrifying conditions in the city's jails.

　　apparatus N. /器械，设备/equipment. Firefighters use specialized apparatus to fight fires.

　　apparition N. /鬼，幽灵/ghost; phantom. On the castle battlements, an apparition materialized and spoke to　Hamlet, warning him of his uncle's treachery. In Ghostbusters, hordes of apparitions　materialized, only to be dematerialized by the specialized apparatus wielded by Bill Murray.

　　appease V. /平静，安抚/pacify or soothe; relieve. Tom and Jody tried to appease the crying baby by offering　him one toy after another, but he would not calm down until they appeased his hunger by giving him a　bottle.

　　appellation N. /名字，标题/name; title. Macbeth was startled when the witches greeted him with an　incorrect appellation. Why did they call him Thane of Cawdor, he wondered, when the holder of that title still　lived?

　　append V. /追加，附上/attach. When you append a bibliography to a text, you have just created an　appendix.

　　application N. /勤奋的付出/diligent attention. Pleased with how well Tom had whitewashed the fence, Aunt　Polly praised him for his application to the task.

    apply, V. (secondary meaning)

　　apposite ADJ. /合适的/appropriate; fitting. He was always able to find the apposite phrase, the correct　expression for every occasion.

　　appraise V. /估价/estimate value of. It is difficult to appraise the value of old paintings; it is easier to call　them priceless. appraisal, N.

　　appreciate V. /感激;增值;赏识/be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of. Little Orphan　Annie truly appreciated the stocks Daddy Warbucks gave her, which appreciated in value considerably　over the years.

　　apprehend V. /逮捕;惧怕;领会/arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive. The police will apprehend the culprit and　convict him before long.

　　apprehension N. /害怕/fear. His nervous glances at the passersby on the deserted street revealed his　apprehension.

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