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 |
|---|---|
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| grouch | a fit of bad temper |
| laborious | involving, requiring, or characterized by hard and sustained effort : arduous |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| loft | an upper room or floor : attic |
| stilted | pompous |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |
| tithe | a tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment |
| wizardry | the art or practices of a wizard : sorcery |
| apprehend | arrest |