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apt /æp adjective LIKELY
2. be apt to do sth /be apt to be sth
to be likely to do something or to often do something
The kitchen roof is apt to (= likely to) leak when it rains.
She's in her eighties now and apt to be a bit forgetful.
apt /æpt/ adjective CLEVER
3. formal having a natural ability or skill; clever
We have some particularly apt students in the class this year.

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invade

/ɪnˈveɪd/ verb 1. [ I or T ] to enter a country by force with large numbers of soldiers in order to take possession of it Concentrations of troops near the border look set to invade within the next few days. 2. [ I or T ] to enter a place in large numbers, usually when unwanted and in order to take possession or do damage Hundreds of squatters have invaded waste land in the hope that they will be allowed to stay. 3. [ T ] to enter an area of activity in a forceful and noticeable way Maria looks set to invade the music scene with her style and image. 4. [ T ] to spoil a situation or quality that another person values with very noticeable and selfish behaviour Famous people often find their privacy is invaded by the press.

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