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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

aggrieve

verb

Definition

to cause distress

In a sentence

“The decision aggrieved many supporters.”

Similar words

Why this word matters: aggrieve 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.