新GRE词汇复习资料：tortuous

　　新GRE改革，词汇量减少20%，但在减少的同时，新GRE对词汇的考察也加大了一定的难度，以下是2014新GRE词汇复习资料。

　　tortuous: 迂回曲折的; not straightforward; winding or twisting

　　1) not straightforward

　　2) highly involved or intricate; very twisted; complicated;

　　3) having or marked by repeated turns or bends; winding or twisting;

　　4) repeatedly curving in alternate directions

　　5) having many twists or turns; characterized by indirect methods

　　6) full of twists and turns; not straight forward; possibly deceitful

　　7) twisted; excessively complicated

　　8) winding; twisting; excessively complicated

　　tortuous ----- complicate; twisty

　　tortuous ------having many twists and turns, highly complex

　　tortuous ------ winding; full of curves

　　tortuous ------ winding; twisting; excessively complicated

　　tortuous ---- tortuous tornado. Winding, twisting, complicated.

　　tortuous devious/not straightforward

　　Syn: circuitous, crooked, winding; convoluted, devious

　　tortuous straightforward, direct, forthright

　　tortuousness : straightforwardness

　　labyrinth : tortuous

　　We made our way back and forth up the tortuous path through the woods. Ldnw

　　The suspect confessed after becoming confused by the tortuous questioning of the captain.

　　Despite public complaints, tax laws and forms have become increasingly tortuous

　　tortuousness : straightforwardness = inept : competence

　　labyrinth : tortuous = ornament : decorative 迷宫:曲折的=装饰:装饰的

　　以上是小编为大家整理的新GRE词汇的相关备考资料，希望考生们加强在词汇方面的记忆，取得好的成绩。