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 |
|---|---|
| cavil | to raise trivial and frivolous objection |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| gangrene | local death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| surrogate | one appointed to act in place of another : deputy |
| vaporize | to convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| exceptionable | being likely to cause objection : objectionable |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |