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 |
|---|---|
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |
| unison | identity in musical pitch |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| humus | a brown or black complex variable material resulting from partial decomposition of plant or animal matter and forming the organic (see organic |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| pugilist | fighter |
| filch | to steal secretly or casually |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| allocate | to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things : distribute |