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.

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WordMeaning
exchequera department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes
controvertto dispute or oppose by reasoning
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
redressto set right : remedy
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
dauntlessincapable of being intimidated or subdued : fearless
abstainto choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately and often with an effort of self-denial from an action or practice
rudimentaryconsisting in first principles : fundamental
ineffableincapable of being expressed in words : indescribable
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement