accost
Meaning: to confront verbally
Usage: Though Antoinette was normally quite calm, when the waiter spilled soup on her for the fourth time in 15 minutes she stood up and accosted the man.
Meaning: to confront verbally
Usage: Though Antoinette was normally quite calm, when the waiter spilled soup on her for the fourth time in 15 minutes she stood up and accosted the man.
Meaning: to disgust 2. to push back
Usage: The strong smell repulsed the students as they entered the lab.
Meaning: ready to fight, cruel
Usage: This club doesn’t really attract the dangerous types, so why was that bouncer being so truculent?
Meaning: wild, savage
Usage: That beast looks so feral that I would fear being alone with it.
Meaning: harsh, cold, unfeeling
Usage: The callous remark hurt his classmate’s feelings.
Meaning: injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature
Usage: Leaving the team without a coach before the final game was a grievous mistake.