preventive

/pɹɪˈvɛntɪv/adj
Middle School
1

Preventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.

2

Carried out to deter military aggression.

3

Slowing the development of an illness; prophylactic.

4

Going before; preceding.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

Words that share the same ending sound pattern

attentiveincentiveinventiveinattentivedisincentive

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”)

pacpadpaepahpakpalpampanpaopas

Assonance

Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing

acmaeraflairaixanyarybecbedbeg

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

pvcsvpvippavepavorsvpvapevipsprovevapor
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