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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dissidentdisagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief
extraditionthe surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
corpusclea minute particle
foliagea representation of leaves, flowers, and branches for architectural ornamentation
importuneto press or urge with troublesome persistence
ingrainedforming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated
disfigureto impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema
factiousof or relating to faction: such as
temperheat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion