VCR Lesson 10 Presentation
Summer Kiernan, Block 4B
The Pawn Stars are pretty good at spotting __________ items, and customers are often very upset when they are told that the shop will not buy their item.
Pawn Stars guy gets irate
1:40-1:50
apocryphal
adj. False; counterfeit; doubtful, especially in authorship or authenticity
apocrypha, n; Apocrypha n. *
*When used with a capital letter, it is referring to a disputed section of the Bible that is included in the Catholic Bible, but not the Protestant Bible.
ROOTS
APO <G. "away from"
kruptein <G. "to hide"
Synonyms
fictitious
inaccurate
mythical
unsubstantiated
untrue
Antonyms
true
authentic
doubtless
real
Choose the Letter of the Sentence in which the word in bold-faced type is used incorrectly
a. Celebrities are often stereotyped to have apocryphal bodies, and it is usually true.
b. My sister was being apocryphical when she said "Can I borrow your car? It is not just yours."
c. To make a quiz more difficult, we should have a "truth or apocrypha" section.
d. All actors have to pretend, but Kristen Stewart's performances are more apocryphal than most.