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.

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WordMeaning
compriseto be made up of
accretionthe process of growth or enlargement by a gradual buildup: such as
prostratestretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
voyeursomeone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts
militateto have weight or effect
maxima general truth, fundamental principle, or rule of conduct
foraya sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid
reciteto repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
irksometending to irk : tedious