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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disabuseto free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy
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unsulliednot soiled or tarnished : not sullied
stem_fromarise from; originate from
igneousformed by solidification of magma
verbiagea profusion of words usually of little or obscure content
labilereadily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable
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entreethe act or manner of entering : entrance
triflesomething of little value, substance, or importance