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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| margin | the part of a page or sheet outside the main body of printed or written matter |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| canto | one of the major divisions of a long poem |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |