Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

It was about dusk, one evening during the supreme madness of the carnival season, that I encountered my friend. He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. The man wore motley. He had on a tight-fitting parti-striped dress, and his head was surmounted by the conical cap and bells. I was so pleased to see him that I thought I should never have done wringing his hand.

Which word could replace accosted to give the sentence a positive connotation?

confronted
detained
greeted
hounded

Answer 1

Greeted

This is the correct answer to give the sentence a positive connotation

Answer 2

greeted

Step-by-step explanation:

"He accosted me with excessive warmth, for he had been drinking much. "

The negative connotation exists indeed because of the verb "to accost".

To accost means to "approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively."

To greet, though, do not have this connotation since it means: "give a polite word or sign of welcome or recognition to (someone) on meeting."