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 |
|---|---|
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| immune | not susceptible or responsive |
| quaint | pleasingly or strikingly old-fashioned or unfamiliar |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| vitreous | resembling glass (as in color, composition, brittleness, or luster) : glassy |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| quisling | traitor |