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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marrowbone marrow
nonentitysomething that does not exist or exists only in the imagination
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relinquishto withdraw or retreat from : leave behind
inimicalbeing adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast
obituarya notice of a person's death usually with a short biographical account
hazarda source of danger
judicioushaving, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
solventable to pay all legal debts