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 |
|---|---|
| ingenuous | showing innocent or childlike simplicity and candidness |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| responsiveness | giving response : constituting a response : answering |
| tortuous | marked by repeated twists, bends, or turns : winding |
| vent | to provide with a vent |
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