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 |
|---|---|
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| rank | relative standing or position |
| antiquity | ancient times |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
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| enterprising | marked by an independent energetic spirit and by readiness to act |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
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| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |