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 |
|---|---|
| artisan | a worker who practices a trade or handicraft : craftsperson |
| degenerate | having declined or become less specialized (as in nature, character, structure, or function) from an ancestral or former state |
| sever | to put or keep apart : divide |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| perquisite | a privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages |
| sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
| whittle | a large knife |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |