GRE Word List
ACCOST
to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way
The meaning of the word accost is to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| intransigence | the quality or state of being intransigent |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| slur | an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo : aspersion |
| executioner | one who executes |
| scaffold | a temporary or movable platform for workers (such as bricklayers, painters, or miners) to stand or sit on when working at a height above the floor or ground |