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CPS HSAT Vocabulary · Tier 2

prevail

verb

Definition

to prove more powerful than opposing forces

In a sentence

Reason will prevail in the end.

Similar words

  • triumph

Why this word matters: prevail 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.