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 |
|---|---|
| integrity | firm adherence to a code of especially moral or artistic values : incorruptibility |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| recession | the act or action of receding : withdrawal |
| panache | an ornamental tuft (as of feathers) especially on a helmet |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| equinox | either of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive speech or piece of writing |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |