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 |
|---|---|
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| appurtenances | accessory objects |
| stifle | to withhold from circulation or expression |
| procrastinate | to put off intentionally and habitually |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| warrant | sanction |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |
| spatula | a flat thin implement used especially for spreading or mixing soft substances, scooping, or lifting |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |