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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

clue

noun

Definition

a piece of information that helps solve a problem

In a sentence

The detective found a clue under the table.

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Why this word matters: clue 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.