GRE Word List
CLOYING
disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess
The meaning of the word cloying is disgusting or distasteful by reason of excess.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |
| countenance | look |
| gnarled | full of knots or gnarls : knotty |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| peer | one that is of equal standing with another : equal |
| cumbersome | unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk |
| fluted | having or marked by grooves |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |