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 |
|---|---|
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| engaging | tending to draw favorable attention or interest : attractive |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| promote | to advance in station, rank, or honor : raise |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| parody | a literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect or in ridicule |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |