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
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
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chaperona person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety
panga brief piercing spasm of pain
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
hurtleto move rapidly or forcefully
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prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
recapitulateto retell or restate briefly : summarize