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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

rough

adjective

Definition

having an uneven or coarse surface

In a sentence

The rough fabric scratched her arm.

Similar words

  • coarse
  • uneven

Why this word matters: rough 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.