Question

by the end of world war ii, the american model of youth had prevailed. source: new york times. in the sentence above, prevailed has the same or almost the same meaning as: prearranged; predominated; prejudged; precluded

Explanation:

"Prevailed" means to be widespread or most common. "Predominated" also means to be the most powerful, influential, or common. "Prearranged" is about prior - arrangement, "prejudged" is about forming an opinion in advance, and "precluded" means to prevent or rule out.

Answer:

B. predominated