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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WordMeaning
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
funerealof or relating to a funeral
euphemismthe substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
suturea strand or fiber used to sew parts of the living body
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
errantbehaving wrongly
consistencyagreement or harmony of parts or features to one another or a whole : correspondence