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 |
|---|---|
| improvise | to compose, recite, play, or sing extemporaneously |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| wry | twist |
| annals | a record of events arranged in yearly sequence |
| pomposity | pompous demeanor, speech, or behavior |
| refuse | to express oneself as unwilling to accept |
| dissension | disagreement |