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

WordMeaning
vassala person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
barragea dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation or irrigation
regicidea person who kills a king
consanguineousof the same blood or origin
reputableenjoying good repute : held in esteem
countenancelook
fundamentalserving as a basis supporting existence or determining essential structure or function : basic
explicateto give a detailed explanation of
requisitionthe act of formally requiring or calling upon someone to perform an action