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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sensualrelating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly
vagabonda person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life
exquisitemarked by flawless craftsmanship or by beautiful, ingenious, delicate, or elaborate execution
hermeticof or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d.
whitthe smallest part or particle imaginable : bit
flounderflatfish
bigotryobstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot
precipitantprecipitate
conspireplot
self-indulgenceexcessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims