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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

bequeath

verb

Definition

to leave to someone in a will

In a sentence

She bequeathed her library to the school.

Similar words

  • leave
  • pass on

Why this word matters: bequeath 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.