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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

cast

verb

Definition

to throw

In a sentence

He cast the line into the river.

Similar words

  • throw
  • toss

Why this word matters: cast 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.