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 |
|---|---|
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship, structure, or texture |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |
| retrospective | of, relating to, or given to retrospection |
| congenial | pleasant |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| homeostasis | a relatively stable state of equilibrium or a tendency toward such a state between the different but interdependent elements or groups of elements of an organism, population, or group |
| hamper | to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede |