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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

squander

verb

Definition

to waste recklessly

In a sentence

He squandered his savings on toys.

Similar words

  • waste
  • fritter

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Why this word matters: squander 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.