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 |
|---|---|
| pretentious | characterized by pretension: such as |
| atone | to make amends : to provide or serve as reparation or compensation for something bad or unwelcome |
| multilingual | of, having, or expressed in several languages |
| premonition | previous notice or warning : forewarning |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| incorporeal | not corporeal : having no material body or form |
| cozen | to deceive, win over, or induce to do something by artful coaxing and wheedling or shrewd trickery |