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 |
|---|---|
| marrow | bone marrow |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |
| obituary | a notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account |
| hazard | a source of danger |
| judicious | having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |