clearly visible or understood; obvious

Synonyms:evident, obvious, clear

a ghost or ghostlike image of a person

"A headless apparition"

Synonyms:ghost, spectre, phantom, spirit, wraith

highly relevant or appropriate to the situation or context

"Her apposite remark added clarity to the ongoing discussion"

Synonyms:appropriate, apt, befitting, relevant, pertinent, germane

arrest (someone) for a crime

Synonyms:arrest, catch, capture

Synonyms:understand, comprehend, construe

Antonyms:misconstrue

a person learning a trade or skill under a skilled person

Synonyms:tyro, student, trainee

inform or tell someone

"I thought it right to apprise him about the matter"

Synonyms:inform, notify, tell, acquaint

approval or praise

"The CEO received approbation for successfully leading the company through challenging times"

Synonyms:approval, acceptance, assent, endorsement

Antonyms:criticism, censure

take (something) for one's own use, typically without the owner's permission

"The accused had appropriated the property"

Synonyms:seize, commandeer, expropriate

belonging or related as an adjunct or accessory

"The garage was appurtenant to the main house"

Synonyms:related, attached, connected, associated, belonging, adjunct, supplementary

appropriate or suitable in the circumstances

Synonyms:suitable, befitting, appropriate, relevant

likely

"The old roof is apt to leak when it rains"

Synonyms:liable, prone

Synonyms:talent, knack, flair, proficiency, affinity

an independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute

Synonyms:mediator, arbiter, conciliator

(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic

Synonyms:rural, rustic, pastoral

Synonyms:esoteric, cryptic, enigmatic, equivocal, mysterious, nebulous

Synonyms:obsolete, old-fashioned

requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring

Synonyms:onerous, taxing, difficult

call or bring someone before a court to answer a criminal charge

Synonyms:indict, prosecute

Antonyms:clear, acquit

used to say how bad something is

"What arrant nonsense!"

Synonyms:utter

unsettled, overdue payments

"He had to clear the arrears of rent before moving out of the apartment"

Synonyms:debts, dues

"His arrogance made it hard for others to work with him"

Synonyms:disdain, hubris, pretension, bossy, cavalier, cocky, haughty