GRE Word List
ACCOST
approach and speak first to a person
The meaning of the word accost is approach and speak first to a person.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stultify | make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; Ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; Ex. stultify free expression |
| defection | desertion |
| diverge | vary; go in different directions from the same point; ADJ. divergent: differing; deviating |
| antler | bony growth on the head of a deer |
| frisk | move about playfully; froric; ADJ. frisky: playful |
| monograph | scholarly article |
| singular | being only one; individual; unique; extraordinary; odd; Ex. singular beauty/behavior |
| quack | charlatan; impostor |
| factitious | artificial; produced artificially; sham; false; Ex. factitious tears |
| quaint | odd in an old-fashioned way; odd; old-fashioned; picturesque |
