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
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
analgesican agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia
shootto eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger)
viablecapable of living
gauchelacking social experience or grace
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
recantto withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
naivetea naive remark or action
swampa wetland often partially or intermittently covered with water
quadrupedan animal having four feet