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 |
|---|---|
| mountebank | a person who sells quack medicines from a platform |
| imprudent | not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment |
| impromptu | made, done, or formed on or as if on the spur of the moment : improvised |
| animus | a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will |
| peon | any of various workers in India, Sri Lanka, or Malaysia: such as |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| warrant | sanction |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |