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  • 101zigzag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. back and forth, tacking, serrated, jagged; crooked, tortuous. See deviation, angularity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. oblique, inclined, sloping, awry, crooked, thrawn, sinuous, twisted, askew,… …

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  • 102anfractuous — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Repeatedly curving in alternate directions: flexuous, meandrous, serpentine, sinuous, snaky, tortuous, winding. See REPETITION, STRAIGHT. 2. Not taking a direct or straight line or course: circuitous, circular …

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  • 103Concealment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Concealment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 concealment concealment Sgm: N 1 hiding hiding &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 occultation occultation mystification GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 seal of secrecy seal of secrecy …

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  • 104torticollis — 1811, Mod.L., from L. tortus crooked, twisted (see TORTUOUS (Cf. tortuous)) + collum neck (see COLLAR (Cf. collar)) …

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  • 105ambagious — a. 1. Tortuous, sinuous, serpentine, winding, devious. 2. Tortuous, indirect, evasive, full of subterfuges. 3. Round about, circumlocutory, circuitous, diffuse, disjointed, dull, tedious …

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  • 106rambling — adjective 1) a rambling speech Syn: long winded, verbose, wordy, prolix; digressive, maundering, roundabout, circuitous, tortuous, circumlocutory; disconnected, disjointed, incoherent Ant: concise …

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  • 107tortuosity — tor•tu•os•i•ty [[t]ˌtɔr tʃuˈɒs ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the state of being tortuous; twisted form or course; crookedness 2) a twist, bend, or crook • Etymology: 1595–1605; < LL tortuōsitās. See tortuous, ity …

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  • 108εὔγυρον — εὔγῡρον , εὔγυρος tortuous masc/fem acc sg εὔγῡρον , εὔγυρος tortuous neut nom/voc/acc sg …

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  • 109complex — [adj1] involved, intricate circuitous, complicated, composite, compound, compounded, confused, conglomerate, convoluted, elaborate, entangled, heterogeneous, knotty, labyrinthine, manifold, mingled, miscellaneous, mixed, mixed up, mosaic, motley …

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  • 110JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period …

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