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 |
|---|---|
| linger | to be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| shoot | to 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) |
| viable | capable of living |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| naivete | a naive remark or action |
| swamp | a wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water |
| quadruped | an animal having four feet |