The world ‘confrontation’ is closest in meaning to 

  • competition
  • confluence
  • trouble
  • conflict
  • Explanation:

    Confluence (an act or process of merging), and trouble can be ruled out, as they don’t relate to the context. Competition is a contest, whereas conflict is a clash or variance. The passage talks about this contrast between scientific and everyday language. Hence Choice (D)

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