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 |
|---|---|
| legend | a story coming down from the past |
| capacity | legal competency (see competence |
| thermal | of, relating to, or caused by heat |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| leery | suspicious |
| potable | suitable for drinking |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| rococo | rococo work or style |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| disenfranchise | to deprive of a franchise, of a legal right, or of some privilege or immunity |