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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| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
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| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
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| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
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| coquette | a woman who endeavors without sincere affection to gain the attention and admiration of men |
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