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 |
|---|---|
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| falter | to walk unsteadily : stumble |
| zenith | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the nadir and vertically above the observer see azimuth illustration |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| unrequited | not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |