GRE Word List
SURLY
menacing or threatening in appearance
The meaning of the word surly is menacing or threatening in appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |