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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| ape | any of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon) |
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
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| ample | generous or more than adequate in size, scope, or capacity |
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| pert | saucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured |
| perverse | turned away from what is right or good : corrupt |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
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| desultory | marked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose |