GRE Word List
TORTUOUS
marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding
The meaning of the word tortuous is marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| explicit | fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent |
| slacken | to make less active : slow up |
| intelligentsia | intellectuals who form an artistic, social, or political vanguard or elite |
| recalcitrant | obstinately defiant of authority or restraint |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |