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.

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WordMeaning
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
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boisterousnoisily turbulent : rowdy
enervatelacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated
vindicateto free from allegation or blame
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
constituencya body of citizens entitled to elect a representative (as to a legislative or executive position)