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 |
|---|---|
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| drip | to let fall in drops |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |