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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

bold

adjective

Definition

showing willingness to take risks

In a sentence

She made a bold decision to switch schools.

Similar words

  • daring
  • courageous

Why this word matters: bold 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.