Today’s “Word of the Day” is “accost“ and it is a verb meaning “to approach/stop and speak to (someone) rudely/aggressively/threateningly/angrily”.
Example Sentence: Siblings Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi, prominent figures within the Congress party, were accosted and detained by police in the state of Uttar Pradesh as they attempted to make their way to the village of Hathras on foot, after their vehicles had been stopped by officers on the motorway.
This word is present in The Guardian article Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi arrested on way to meet Indian rape victim’s family and click here to read it.
Courtesy: The Guardian
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