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
reclineto cause or permit to incline backwards
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
vergebrink
enterprisea project or undertaking that is especially difficult, complicated, or risky
shedto rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted
latentpresent and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic
campa place usually away from urban areas where tents or simple buildings (such as cabins) are erected for shelter or for temporary residence (as for laborers, prisoners, or vacationers)
stupora condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility
suppliantsupplicant