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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distantseparated in space : away
pulsethe regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart
earmarka mark of identification on the ear of an animal
prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
materialisma theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter
cremateto subject to cremation
jocosegiven to joking : merry
halefree from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound
mergerthe absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment
prateto talk long and idly : chatter