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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

bitter

adjective

Definition

having a sharp unpleasant taste; resentful

In a sentence

The medicine had a bitter taste.

Similar words

  • sharp
  • resentful

Why this word matters: bitter 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.