apprehension vs skepticism

apprehension

noun
  • Perception; the act of understanding using one's intellect without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment 

  • Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea. 

  • Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future. 

  • The faculty by which ideas are conceived or by which perceptions are grasped; understanding. 

  • The physical act of seizing or taking hold of (something); seizing. 

  • The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest. 

skepticism

noun
  • The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. 

  • Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines 

  • The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible 

  • A studied attitude of questioning and doubt 

  • A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation. 

How often have the words apprehension and skepticism occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )