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    For all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent.
    apparent = seemingly obvious
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    When it was apparent Mr. Hazelwurst wasn't leaving, August began to speak.  (source)
    apparent = clear
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    When it was apparent that the shadow wasn't coming back he...  (source)
    apparent = clear (obvious)
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    Apparently, she had checked herself into the hospital because she'd been feeling nauseous.  (source)
    Apparently = appearing as described but not necessarily so
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    Suddenly, for no apparent reason, the boy's horse began to slow.  (source)
    apparent = clear or obvious
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    Alone to Ithaca she stood display'd, But unapparent as a viewless shade Escaped Telemachus (the powers above, Seen or unseen, o'er earth at pleasure move): The dogs intelligent confess'd the tread Of power divine, and howling, trembling, fled.†  (source)
    unapparent = not clear or obvious
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unapparent means not and reverses the meaning of apparent. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    She moved probably a little like Jack, a little unapparently, she probably just seemed to get from one place to another, floating majestically through her life until the day the internist informed them otherwise.†  (source)
    unapparently = in a manner that is not obvious or clear
    standard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unapparently means not and reverses the meaning of apparently. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
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    Ron pointed to the teachers' table, apparently too disgusted to speak.  (source)
    apparently = it seemed
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    By midday Jonas's absence would become apparent, and would be a cause for serious concern.  (source)
    apparent = obvious
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    Or glides a ghost with unapparent shades; How to Icarius in the bridal hour Shall I, by waste undone, refund the dower?†  (source)
    unapparent = not clear or obvious
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    Apparently, she met some UVA guy at that hostessing job she had.  (source)
    Apparently = it seems
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    A suspicious malady, no apparent Westing connection, somehow Sydelle Pulaski did not seem to fit in.  (source)
    apparent = obvious
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    Be unapparent and flat.†  (source)
    unapparent = not clear or obvious
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