Question

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What's the meaning of the word apocryphal in the excerpt below?
"The figure was stiff; but the signature was good for more than that, if it was only genuine. I took the liberty of pointing out to my gentleman that the whole business looked apocryphal . . ."

A. Apocalyptic
B. Not authentic; fake
C. Authentic; real
D. Thin

Answer 1

B - not authentic; fake

Apocyphal is typically a story or statement that is false or made-up but widely believed to be true.