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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deflectto turn (something) aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction
repealto rescind or annul by authoritative act
studiedcarefully considered or prepared : thoughtful
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
cachea hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements
carcinogenicproducing or tending to produce cancer
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
grategrating
boorpeasant