GRE Word List
SACCHARINE
cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin
The meaning of the word saccharine is cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| drip | fall or let fall in drops; shed drops; N: action or sound of falling in drops; liquid that falls in drops |
| purported | alleged; claimed; reputed or rumored; Ex. purported Satanists |
| stipulate | state as a necessary condition (of an agreement); make express conditions; specify; Ex. He stipulated payment in advance |
| anarchist | person who seeks to overturn the established government; advocate of abolishing authority |
| poignancy | quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion; ADJ. poignant: touching; deeply moving; (of sorrow, grief, etc.) painful; keenly distressing to the mind; Ex. poignant memory/anxiety; CF. prick |
| precise | exact |
| ecologist | person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their environment; person concerned with the detrimental effects of human civilization on the environment; CF. ecology |
| ponderous | having great weight; weighty; unwieldy; lacking lightness; dull; Ex. ponderous body/style of writing |
| queue | line (of waiting people or vehicles) |
| execrable | very bad; detestable |
