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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 1

power

noun

Definition

the ability to act

In a sentence

She has the power to decide.

Similar words

  • strength
  • authority

Why this word matters: power 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.