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 |
|---|---|
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| mulct | fine |
| shack | hut |
| venal | capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration : purchasable |
| freebooter | pirate |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| ensconce | shelter |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| reciprocal | inversely related : opposite |