The story about the haunted house was interesting, but it turned out to be apocryphal.
关于鬼屋的故事很有趣，但后来证明是杜撰的。
Which of the following words is a synonym for “apocryphal”?
C — spurious. “apocryphal” means adj. of questionable authenticity or authorship
The exciting tale of the pirate's buried gold turned out to be ______.
A — apocryphal. “apocryphal” means adj. of questionable authenticity or authorship
apocryphal — adj. of questionable authenticity or authorship. In Chinese: 伪造的，杜撰的.
apocryphal is pronounced /əˈpɒkrɪfəl/. It breaks into 4 syllables: a · poc · ry · phal.
The story about the haunted house was interesting, but it turned out to be apocryphal. (关于鬼屋的故事很有趣，但后来证明是杜撰的。)
spurious, false, fabricated, fictitious — all close in meaning to apocryphal (adj. of questionable authenticity or authorship).
Yes. apocryphal appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
apo(away)+cryph(hide)+al(adjective suffix)→of uncertain authenticity