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apt

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore A words

appropriate or fitting in the circumstances

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In a sentence

Apt in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing apt in a sentence.

Her apt summary captured the argument in a single sentence.

Synonyms
fittingsuitablepertinent
Antonyms
inappropriateunsuitableirrelevant

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Verbal · Text Completion

The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.

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Questions about “apt”

Apt (adjective) means appropriate or fitting in the circumstances
Here is apt used in an example sentence: "Her apt summary captured the argument in a single sentence."
Common synonyms for apt include fitting, suitable, pertinent.
Antonyms of apt include inappropriate, unsuitable, irrelevant.
Apt is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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