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 |
|---|---|
| insubordination | disobedient to authority |
| gentle | free from harshness, sternness, or violence |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| refectory | a dining hall (as in a monastery or college) |
| chronicle | a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation |
| totem | an object (such as an animal or plant) serving as the emblem of a family or clan and often as a reminder of its ancestry |
| metallurgical | the science and technology of metals |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |