Climate scientists must confront the complex data that reveal rising global temperatures over the past century.
气候科学家必须面对揭示过去一个世纪全球气温上升的复杂数据。
Which choice best defines “confront”?
D — Face, oppose. “confront” means face, oppose.
Which word means “face, oppose”?
A — confront. “confront” means face, oppose.
confront — face, oppose. In Chinese: 面对，对抗.
confront is pronounced /kənˈfrʌnt/.
Climate scientists must confront the complex data that reveal rising global temperatures over the past century. (气候科学家必须面对揭示过去一个世纪全球气温上升的复杂数据。)
face, oppose, challenge — all close in meaning to confront (face, oppose).
avoid, evade — each the opposite of confront (face, oppose).
Yes. confront is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
con(together)+front(surface/face)