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 |
|---|---|
| facetious | joking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| painstaking | taking pains : expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort |
| colander | a perforated utensil for washing or draining food |
| bereft | deprived or robbed of the possession or use of something |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |