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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 3

canopy

noun

Definition

the upper layer of a forest

In a sentence

Monkeys live high in the canopy.

Similar words

  • awning
  • cover

Why this word matters: canopy 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.