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 |
|---|---|
| resound | to become filled with sound : reverberate |
| alacrity | promptness in response : cheerful readiness |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| caldron | a large kettle or boiler |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| mendacious | given to or characterized by deception or falsehood or divergence from absolute truth |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |