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apparent adj. 1 evident, plain, clear, obvious, patent, unmistakable;
conspicuous, marked, manifest, visible, discernible: It was
apparent to all of us that she would become a successful opera
singer. 2 appearing, seeming, illusory, ostensible, superficial,
outward: In an apparent show of strength, he ordered his forces
to attack the capital.
apparently
adv. 1 evidently, plainly, clearly, obviously, patently,
manifestly: There is apparently no cure in sight for the
disease. 2 seemingly, ostensibly, superficially, outwardly: In
stop-action photography, the bullet apparently hangs in mid-air.
appeal v. 1 entreat, supplicate, solicit, plead, petition, apply, sue;
beseech, beg, implore, pray: She appealed to the king to
release her son from the dungeon. 2 attract, be attractive to,
allure, please; invite, tempt, beguile, fascinate, interest: He
seems to appeal to older women.
--n. 3 application, suit; entreaty, call, request,
supplication, solicitation, petition, plea; prayer: Her appeal
to the court has been dismissed. I don't know if God heard our
appeal. 4 attraction, lure, allurement, charm, fascination: It
is not hard to see why his type would have some appeal.
appear v. 1 come forth, become visible or manifest, put in an
appearance, materialize, surface, emerge, rise, arise, come up,
enter (into) the picture, show oneself, turn up, arrive, come,
Colloq crop or show up; Slang show: Suddenly, a vision appeared
before me. His wife appeared after an absence of ten years. 2
perform, act, play, take the role or part of: She has appeared
as Roxanne in dozens of productions of Cyrano de Bergerac . 3
occur, happen, come up, be included, figure, arrive: That
four-letter word does not appear in written form till the 20th
century. 4 seem, be clear or evident or plain or manifest; look:
It appears that the money was taken while the manager was at
lunch. 5 be published, come out, become available: The next
issue will appear in March.
appearance
n. 1 arrival, advent; presence; publication: I was awaiting
the appearance of the book in the shops. 2 aspect, look(s),