apo-

Usage

• apocryphal

  An apocryphal story is widely known but probably not true.

• apogee

  The apogee of something is its highest or greatest point, especially in reference to a culture or career.

• apostate

  An apostate has abandoned their religious faith, political party, or devotional cause.

• apologia

  An apologia is a formal defense or justification of a belief, an idea, or a mode of conduct.

• apology

  An apology is admitting that you did something to someone else that was not right—and saying that you're sorry for doing so.

• apocalypse

  a cosmic cataclysm in which God destroys the ruling powers of evil

• apocalyptic

  prophetic of devastation or ultimate doom

• apoplectic

  pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy

• apostasy

  the state of having rejected your religious beliefs or your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes)

• apostatize

  abandon one's beliefs or allegiances

• apostle

  an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform

• apostrophe

  address to an absent or imaginary person