neglect
/nɪˈɡlɛkt/verb
Middle School
1
To fail to care for or attend to something.
2
To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or respect; to slight.
3
To fail to do or carry out something due to oversight or carelessness.
4
To ignore for the sake of simplifying calculations without significantly affecting accuracy.
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Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Rhymes
Words that share the same ending sound pattern
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