GRE Word List
SURLY
menacing or threatening in appearance
The meaning of the word surly is menacing or threatening in appearance.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bantering | to speak to or address in a witty and teasing manner |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| motley | variegated in color |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| distend | extend |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| deploy | to extend (a military unit) especially in width |