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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| wholesome | promoting health or well-being of mind or spirit |
| regimen | a systematic plan (as of diet, therapy, or medication) especially when designed to improve and maintain the health of a patient |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| serrated | notched or toothed on the edge |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| pestilential | causing or tending to cause pestilence : deadly |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |