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 |
|---|---|
| perspicacious | of acute mental vision or discernment : keen |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| obsolete | no longer in use or no longer useful |
| proponent | one who argues in favor of something : advocate |
| withhold | to hold back from action : check |
| deport | to send out of the country by legal deportation |
| lachrymose | given to tears or weeping : tearful |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| superficial | of, relating to, or located near a surface |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |