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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

means

noun

Definition

a method of doing something

In a sentence

“Email is a fast means of communication.”

Similar words

  • method
  • way

Why this word matters: means 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.