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 |
|---|---|
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| corpuscle | a minute particle |
| foliage | a representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation |
| importune | to press or urge with troublesome persistence |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| schematic | of or relating to a scheme or schema |
| factious | of or relating to faction: such as |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |