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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WordMeaning
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
extemporaneouscomposed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment : impromptu
colloquyconversation
facetany of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration)
astronomicalof or relating to astronomy
inhibitedto prohibit from doing something
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
novaa star that suddenly increases its light output tremendously and then fades away to its former obscurity in a few months or years
persevereto persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement