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 |
|---|---|
| suffuse | to spread over or through in the manner of fluid or light : flush |
| laconic | using or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious |
| indecisive | marked by or prone to indecision : irresolute |
| cataclysm | flood |
| forlorn | bereft |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| repulsion | the action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| lewd | obscene |