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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treadto step or walk on or over
inebriateone who is drunk
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
nonplusa state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary
lustrousreflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle
unsightlynot pleasing to the sight : not comely
anticlimaxthe usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea
penumbraa space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light
ubiquitousexisting or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread
spawnto deposit or fertilize spawn