confront
/kənˈfɹʌnt/verb
Middle School
1
To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with.
2
To deal with.
3
To bring someone face to face with something.
4
To come up against; to encounter.
5
To engage in confrontation.
6
To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
7
To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
Thesaurus
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing