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 |
|---|---|
| benefactor | someone or something that provides help or an advantage : one that confers a benefit |
| mulct | fine |
| pare | to trim off an outside, excess, or irregular part of |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| factitious | produced by humans rather than by natural forces |
| cacophonous | marked by cacophony : harsh-sounding |
| mantle | a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak |
| valid | having legal efficacy or force |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |