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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

reciprocate

verb

Definition

to respond to a gesture or action in kind

In a sentence

She reciprocated his kindness.

Similar words

  • return

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Why this word matters: reciprocate 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.