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 |
|---|---|
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| contest | strive |
| trough | a long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| shrewd | marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen |