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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WordMeaning
lineagedescent in a line from a common progenitor
odiousarousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
cowerto shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays
trougha long shallow often V-shaped receptacle for the drinking water or feed of domestic animals
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction
sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
refuteto prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous
unfetterto free from fetters
forthrightfree from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point