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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 3

apparition

noun

Definition

a ghost or sudden appearance

In a sentence

He claimed to see an apparition.

Similar words

  • ghost
  • specter

Why this word matters: apparition appears in academic reading at the 8th-grade level and is exactly the type of word that shows up on the CPS HSAT Reading section. Practice it in context with our spaced-repetition system at vocabulary.