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 |
|---|---|
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| executive | of or relating to the execution of the laws and the conduct of public and national affairs |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |