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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

demarcation

noun

Definition

the marking of a boundary

In a sentence

The fence formed a clear demarcation.

Similar words

  • boundary
  • line

Why this word matters: demarcation 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.