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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 3

insulator

noun

Definition

a material that resists flow of heat or electricity

In a sentence

Rubber is an effective insulator.

Similar words

  • nonconductor

Why this word matters: insulator 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.