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 |
|---|---|
| orator | one who delivers an oration |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| facade | the front of a building |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |