GRE Word List
SURLY
menacing or threatening in appearance
The meaning of the word surly is menacing or threatening in appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| glow | to shine with or as if with an intense heat |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| cull | to select from a group : choose |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| detain | to hold or keep in or as if in custody |
| lush | growing vigorously especially with luxuriant foliage |