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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

errant

adjective

Definition

straying from the right course

In a sentence

An errant golf ball broke the window.

Similar words

  • wandering
  • stray

Why this word matters: errant 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.