In a sentence
Six example sentences with aptitude, each labelled with its topic.
She showed an aptitude for the cello at six, matching pitch by ear before she could read a score.
Music
Some players arrive with an aptitude for spatial puzzles and clear in minutes what others grind for hours.
Gaming
The test claims to measure aptitude rather than training, though critics note that practice raises the scores anyway.
Psychology
Coaches spotted his aptitude for passing early, since at twelve he found teammates most adults would have missed.
Basketball
She had an aptitude for pastry that no class explained, judging the dough by touch on her first attempt.
Cooking
The bootcamp screens for aptitude with a logic puzzle rather than asking whether applicants have ever written code.
Technology
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Found in these word lists
- Business Word List (part 1)Authoritative
- 5000 GRE Words (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
Each source is a published word list that contains aptitude. No exam board publishes an official GRE, GMAT or SAT list; GMAT words come from GRE lists and the Academic Word List.