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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| apposite | highly pertinent or appropriate : apt |
| circlet | a little circle |
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| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |
| colloquy | conversation |
| unexceptionable | not open to objection or criticism : beyond reproach : unimpeachable |
| precursor | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another |
| antiquated | outmoded or discredited by reason of age : old and no longer useful, popular, or accepted |
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