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 |
|---|---|
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| insidious | having a gradual and cumulative effect : subtle |
| maroon | a dark red |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| espouse | marry |
| agape | wide open : gaping |
| throes | pang |
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |