accost

accost [verb]: to approach and speak to (especially boldly and aggressively).

Example: I saw a man accost the famous actor and pester him for an autograph.

Related words: accostable [adective]

Synonyms: address, annoy, bother, buttonhole, confront, greet, hail, proposition

Antonyms: avoid, dodge, evade, ignore, shun

Tags: GRE

Category: Vocabulary words

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