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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

assume

verb

Definition

to take for granted without proof

In a sentence

Don't assume you know what she means.

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Why this word matters: assume 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.