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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distant | separated in space : away |
pulse | the regular expansion of an artery caused by the ejection of blood into the arterial system by the contractions of the heart |
earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
materialism | a theory that physical matter is the only or fundamental reality and that all being and processes and phenomena can be explained as manifestations or results of matter (see matter |
cremate | to subject to cremation |
jocose | given to joking : merry |
hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |