The drastic reduction in Arctic sea ice over the past decade has prompted scientists to revise their climate models.
过去十年北极海冰的急剧减少促使科学家修改他们的气候模型。
Which choice best defines “drastic”?
A — Extreme, severe. “drastic” means extreme, severe.
Which word means “extreme, severe”?
C — drastic. “drastic” means extreme, severe.
drastic — extreme, severe. In Chinese: 激烈的，极端的.
drastic is pronounced /ˈdræstɪk/.
The drastic reduction in Arctic sea ice over the past decade has prompted scientists to revise their climate models. (过去十年北极海冰的急剧减少促使科学家修改他们的气候模型。)
extreme, severe, radical — all close in meaning to drastic (extreme, severe).
mild, moderate — each the opposite of drastic (extreme, severe).
Yes. drastic is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
dra(stic=severe)