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 |
|---|---|
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| amenities | something that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment |
| energize | to make energetic, vigorous, or active |
| efficacy | the power to produce an effect |
| rummage | to make a thorough search or investigation |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |