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”?
D — 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 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
apo(away)+cryph(hide)+al(adjective suffix)→of uncertain authenticity