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 |
|---|---|
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| gravity | dignity or sobriety of bearing |
| mundane | of, relating to, or characteristic of the world |
| foolhardy | foolishly adventurous and bold : rash |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| underhand | in a clandestine manner |
| grandiose | characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| tramp | to walk, tread, or step especially heavily |