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 |
|---|---|
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| sneak | to go stealthily or furtively : slink |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| transpose | to change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of |
| cognitive | of, relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking, reasoning, or remembering) |
| overbearing | tending to overwhelm : overpowering |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| tipple | to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess |
| apiarist | beekeeper |
| celerity | rapidity of motion or action |