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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| reprobate | an unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |