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 |
|---|---|
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| effectual | producing or able to produce a desired effect |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| platonic | of, relating to, or characteristic of Plato or Platonism |
| impenitent | not penitent |
| increment | the amount or degree by which something changes |