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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

encomium

noun

Definition

a speech of high praise

In a sentence

He delivered an encomium for the retiring teacher.

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Why this word matters: encomium 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.