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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 3

compass

noun

Definition

a tool that shows direction

In a sentence

They used a compass to find north.

Similar words

  • directional tool

Why this word matters: compass 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.