apogee: (ap'o-je), n. that point in the orbit of a planet which is most distant from the earth.

isn't it interesting that we have a word for that?

The story is here: I was looking at a list of words, seeing which ones I knew, and which ones I should know and I came across apogee, (without the pronunciation guide) and I immediatly thought "apogee!" (a-po'-je) as though perhaps it were an East Indian name.

"Hello! My name is Apogee! You are being so nice to look at! Verdy nice! Verdy nice! You want to buy this? I will make special price for you! Verdy good price for my good friend, yeah?"

Apogee-- know it, love it, work it into your next conversation.