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 |
|---|---|
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| skim | to clear (a liquid) of scum or floating substance |
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| grumble | to mutter in discontent |
| constituency | a body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position) |
| disparity | a noticeable and usually significant difference or dissimilarity |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| stench | stink |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |