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 |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| roil | to make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| court | the residence or establishment of a sovereign or similar dignitary |
| sovereignty | supreme power especially over a body politic |
| eccentric | deviating from conventional or accepted usage or conduct especially in odd or whimsical ways |
| tranquillity | the quality or state of being tranquil |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| scintillate | to emit sparks : spark |