GRE Word List
SURLY
menacing or threatening in appearance
The meaning of the word surly is menacing or threatening in appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maladroit | lacking adroitness : inept |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| elegy | a poem in elegiac couplets |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| pinch | to squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| rabid | extremely violent : furious |