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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

skeptical

adjective

Definition

not easily convinced; having doubts

In a sentence

She was skeptical of the salesman's promises.

Similar words

  • doubtful

Why this word matters: skeptical 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.