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 |
|---|---|
| exculpate | to clear from alleged fault or guilt |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| reproach | an expression of rebuke or disapproval |
| exorcise | to expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration |
| canter | one who uses cant: such as |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| outmoded | not being in style |