Approach
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to advance nearer. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to approximate. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin; he approached the age of manhood. To take approaches to.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. An access, or opportunity of drawing near. Movements to gain favor; advances. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approached; an access. — Thomas Babington Macaulay. A manner in which a problem is solved or policy is made. The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or military post. A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the putting green. It is made with an iron club. The way a plane lands at an airport. The area before the lane, in which a player may stand or run up before bowling the ball.
Example sentence: Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.
Attack
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To apply violent force to someone or something.To aggressively challenge a person, idea, etc., with words (particularly in newspaper headlines, because it typesets into less space than "criticize" or similar).To aim balls at the batsman's wicket.To set a field, or bowl in a manner designed to get wickets.To bat aggressively, so as to score runs quickly.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An attempt to cause damage or injury to, or to somehow detract from the worth or credibility of, a person, position, idea, object, or thing, by physical, verbal, emotional, or other assault.A time in which one attacks. The offence of a battle.Collectively, the bowlers of a cricket side.Any contact with the ball other than a serve or block which sends the ball across the plane of the net.The three attackmen on the field or all the attackmen of a team.The sudden onset of a disease.The amount of time it takes for the volume of an audio signal to go from zero to maximum level (e.g. an audio waveform representing a snare drum hit would feature a very fast attack, whereas that of a wave washing to shore would feature a slow attack).
Example sentence: The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it, ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is.