GRE Word List

SURLY

menacing or threatening in appearance

The meaning of the word surly is menacing or threatening in appearance.

Random words

WordMeaning
validateto make legally valid : ratify
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
spectralof, relating to, or suggesting a specter : ghostly
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
salaciousarousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination
rusticateto go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
cringeto recoil in distaste
doctrinairestubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations
pretexta purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs