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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palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
lopean easy natural gait of a horse resembling a canter
ambleto go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter
haplesshaving no luck : unfortunate
communetalk over
misogynista person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person
reparationa repairing or keeping in repair
sophistrysubtly deceptive reasoning or argumentation
enumerateto ascertain the number of : count
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)