Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

Answer 1

Answer:

greeted

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."

Answer 2

Greeted

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