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 |
|---|---|
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |
| antecede | precede |
| formidable | causing fear, dread, or apprehension |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| propitiate | to gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease |
| congruent | congruous |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| bombastic | marked by or given to speech or writing that is given exaggerated importance by artificial or empty means : marked by or given to bombast : pompous |
| comport | to be fitting : accord |
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |