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 |
|---|---|
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| embody | to give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| lustrous | reflecting light evenly and efficiently without glitter or sparkle |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| penumbra | a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere at the same time : constantly encountered : widespread |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |