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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coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'Γ©tat
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complementsomething that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect
gullany of numerous long-winged web-footed aquatic birds (subfamily Larinae of the family Laridae)
talismanan object held to act as a charm to avert evil and bring good fortune
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
dodderingfeeble
obligatorybinding in law or conscience
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
aggregateformed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective