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
dispatchto send off or away with promptness or speed
dooma law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England
couriermessenger
environencircle
withstandto stand up against : oppose with firm determination
dormantrepresented on a coat of arms in a lying position with the head on the forepaws
carriondead and putrefying flesh
dissensiondisagreement
progenitoran ancestor in the direct line : forefather
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness