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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| disjunction | a sharp cleavage : disunion |
| connubial | of or relating to the married state : conjugal |
| enjoin | to direct or impose by authoritative order or with urgent admonition |
| misconstrue | to interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| ascribe | to refer to a supposed cause, source, or author : to say or think that (something) is caused by, comes from, or is associated with a particular person or thing |
| figment | something made up or contrived |
| veracious | truthful |