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   Ac·cost

   /əˈkôst/

   

   verb

   • 1. approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively: "reporters accosted him in the street"

   Word Origin late 16th century (originally in the sense ‘lie or go alongside’): from French accoster, from Italian accostare, from Latin ad- ‘to’ + costa ‘rib, side’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • C

     3

   • O

     1

   • S

     1

   • T

     1

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