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 |
|---|---|
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| forte | one's strong point |
| seasonable | suitable to the season or circumstances : timely |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| retard | to delay or impede the development or progress of : to slow up especially by preventing or hindering advance or accomplishment |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| defray | to provide for the payment of : pay |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| depict | to represent by or as if by a picture |