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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symbiosisthe living together in more or less intimate association or close union of two dissimilar organisms (as in parasitism or commensalism)
refulgenta radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance
rakean implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
actuateto put into mechanical action or motion
mutedbeing mute : silent
expurgateto cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
circleta little circle
aphorisma concise statement of a principle
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
sublimeto cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form