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
aproposbeing both relevant and opportune
putativecommonly accepted or supposed
diurnalactive chiefly in the daytime
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
collusionsecret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose
implicitcapable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied
traduceto expose to shame or blame by means of falsehood and misrepresentation
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
randoma haphazard course