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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| notable | worthy of note : remarkable |
| enthrall | to hold spellbound : charm |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |
| exertion | the act or an instance of exerting |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| lucid | suffused with light : luminous |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |