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Meaning of apt

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  apt
      adj 1: (usually followed by `to') naturally disposed toward; "he
             is apt to ignore matters he considers unimportant"; "I am
             not minded to answer any questions" [syn: {apt(p)},
             {disposed(p)}, {given(p)}, {minded(p)}, {tending(p)}]
      2: at risk of or subject to experiencing something usually
         unpleasant; "he is apt to lose"; "she is liable to forget"
         [syn: {apt(p)}, {liable(p)}]
      3: mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a
         clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram
         Stoker [syn: {apt}, {clever}]
      4: being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the
         successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative
         verbal images"; "an apt reply" [syn: {apposite}, {apt},
         {pertinent}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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