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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| ligneous | of or resembling wood |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| manacle | a shackle for the hand or wrist : handcuff |
| corporeal | having, consisting of, or relating to a physical material body: such as |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| vacillate | to waver in mind, will, or feeling : hesitate in choice of opinions or courses |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |