Webster Essential Vocabulary

appalling(uh PAWL ing) adj.creating horror, shock, or dismay

• The children’s lack of attention while crossing the busy street was absolute-
  ly appalling.


• An appallinglylarge number of the general public have no notion of what
  March Madness means.
  [-ly adv.,appall vt. (appalled)] [Syn. dismaying]
  apparent (uh PAR int) adj.1. easily seen; visible; 2. readily understood or per-
  ceived; obvious; evident; 3. seeming (but not necessarily) true


• Your coat’s location is apparent;I can see it on the rack.


• It was clearly apparentthat when the judge decided the case, she did not
  have all the information.


• Ian has an apparentknowledge of the stock, but I don’t think you should
  buy it until the research has been completed.
  [-ly adv.] [Syn. evident]
  appearance (uh PEER enss) n. 1. a coming forth or becoming visible; 2. the
  outward look or aspect of a person or thing; 3. any thing or person seen; 4. an out-
  ward pretense; 5. how things seem to be (but are not necessarily)


• She made an appearanceat the Oscar presentations.


• Gina’s appearancewas one of calm and stateliness.


• The groundhog’s appearancewas ever so brief, and it soon disappeared back
  into its burrow.


• Though only of middling means, Genghis and Sylvia Kahn liked to keep
  up an appearanceof being well off.


• From all appearances,he’s innocent.

A: SAT Words 25

1. anarchy


2. ancestor


3. ancient


4. ancillary


5. anecdote


6. animate


7. antagonist


8. anthology


9. antiquated


10. antiseptic


11. anxiety


12. apathetic

a. auxiliary

b. impassive

c. clean

d. aged

e. collection

f. care

g. lawlessness

h. inspire

i. story

j. forebear

k. opponent

l. obsolete

Quick Review #7.

Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.