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 |
|---|---|
| skimp | skimpy |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| obsequious | marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness |
| equivocate | to use equivocal language especially with intent to deceive |
| unobtrusive | not obtrusive : not blatant, arresting, or aggressive : inconspicuous |
| whine | to utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |