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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|---|---|
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
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| unction | the act of anointing as a rite of consecration or healing |
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
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| verdant | green in tint or color |
| amplify | to expand (something, such as a statement) by the use of detail or illustration or by closer analysis |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |