Vocabulary : Ape to Apercus

Ape : A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family Simiadae, having teeth of the same number and form as in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches. The name is applied esp. to species of the genus Hylobates, and is sometimes used as a general term for all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee, and ourang, are often called anthropoid apes or man apes. ;; One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of the ape); a mimic. ;; A dupe. ;; To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or follow servilely or irrationally.
Apeak : In a vertical line. The anchor in apeak, when the cable has been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the ship is them said to be hove apeak.
Aped : of Ape
Apehood : The state of being an ape.
Apellous : Destitute of skin.
Apennine : Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy.
Apepsy : Defective digestion, indigestion.
Aper : One who apes.
Apercu : A first view or glance, or the perception or estimation so obtained; an immediate apprehension or insight, appreciative rather than analytic. ;; Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch.
Apercus : of Apercu
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