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 |
|---|---|
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| cuisine | manner of preparing food : style of cooking |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| inveterate | confirmed in a habit : habitual |
| gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
| ford | a shallow part of a body of water that may be crossed by wading |
| granary | a storehouse for threshed grain |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| forlorn | bereft |