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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|---|---|
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| abash | to destroy the self-possession or self-confidence of (someone) : disconcert |
| precocious | exceptionally early in development or occurrence |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious : evil |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| diorama | a scenic representation in which a partly translucent painting is seen from a distance through an opening |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |