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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| primordial | first created or developed : primeval |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| stampede | a wild headlong rush or flight of frightened animals |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |