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
oratorone who delivers an oration
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jettisonto get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision
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inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
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disclaimto make a disclaimer
contiguousbeing in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point