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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

vow

verb

Definition

to make a serious promise

In a sentence

He vowed never to lie again.

Similar words

  • pledge
  • promise

Why this word matters: vow 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.