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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

breach

noun

Definition

a break or gap in something

In a sentence

There was a breach in the wall after the storm.

Similar words

  • gap
  • violation

Why this word matters: breach 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.