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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

drastically

adverb

Definition

in a severe way

In a sentence

His grades improved drastically.

Similar words

  • sharply
  • greatly

Why this word matters: drastically 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.