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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 3

argon

noun

Definition

a colorless gas used in light bulbs

In a sentence

Argon makes up about 1% of Earth's atmosphere.

Why this word matters: argon 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.