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appressorium
nounVery Low (Technical)
/ˌæprɛˈsɔːrɪəm/A specialized, flattened, adhesive structure produced by a fungus, parasite, or plant, which enables it to attach to and/or penetrate a host surface.
apprise
verbverb-transitiveC2
/əˈpraɪz/To inform or notify someone of something, typically in an official or formal manner.
apprised
adjectiveverbC1
/əˈpraɪzd/to inform or notify someone about something
apprize
verb-transitiveRare / Archaic / Formal
/əˈpraɪz/To inform or notify someone officially; to give notice.
appro
nounC2 (Very Low)
/ˈæp.rəʊ/An informal shortening of the noun 'approval' or the verb 'approve', primarily used in casual speech or writing.
approach
nounverbverb-intransitive+1High (B1)
/əˈprəʊtʃ/To come near or nearer to something in distance, time, quality, or manner; a way of dealing with something.
approach light
nounLow (C2/Technical)
/əˈprəʊtʃ laɪt/An aviation navigation light, usually part of a set of lights installed along the approach path to a runway, providing visual guidance to pilots for the final stage of landing.
approach shot
nounB2
/əˈprəʊtʃ ʃɒt/In golf, a shot played from the fairway, rough, or hazard toward the green, intended to land on or near the putting surface.
approbate
verbverb-transitiveLow
/ˈæprəbeɪt/To officially approve or sanction.
approbation
nounC1/C2
/ˌæp.rəˈbeɪ.ʃən/Official approval or sanction; formal praise or commendation.
appropriacy
nounC1
/əˈprəʊpriəsi/The quality of being appropriate, suitable, or fitting for a particular situation, context, or person.
appropriate
adjectiveverbverb-transitiveC1
/əˈprəʊ.pri.ət/ (adj); /əˈprəʊ.pri.eɪt/ (v)Suitable or proper for a particular purpose, person, occasion, or situation.
appropriation
nounC1
/əˌprəʊ.priˈeɪ.ʃən/The act of taking something, usually money or resources, for one's own use, especially without permission or for a specific purpose.
approval
nounB2
/əˈpruːv(ə)l/The act of officially agreeing to something or accepting it as satisfactory.
approve
verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
/əˈpruːv/To officially agree to or accept something as satisfactory.
approved school
nounLow (historical/archaic)
/əˈpruːvd skuːl/A residential institution for young offenders or children considered beyond parental control, operated under government authority.
approved social worker
nounLow
/əˈpruːvd ˈsəʊʃəl ˈwɜːkə(r)/A social worker in the UK with specific legal authority to assess individuals under mental health legislation.
approver
nounC1
/əˈpruːvə(r)/A person who officially agrees to or authorizes something.
approximant
nounC1/C2
/əˈprɒksɪmənt/A speech sound produced by bringing the articulators close together, but not to the point of creating turbulent airflow (friction). It is a consonant, such as /r/, /w/, /j/, or /l/.
approximate
adjectiveverbverb-intransitive+1B2
/əˈprɒksɪmət/ (adj), /əˈprɒksɪmeɪt/ (v)Close to the actual, but not completely accurate or exact.

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