The convoluted instructions for assembling the laboratory apparatus confused even the experienced graduate students.
组装实验室设备的复杂说明甚至让经验丰富的研究生感到困惑。
Which choice best defines “convoluted”?
B — Intricately complicated.. “convoluted” means Intricately complicated..
Which word means “Intricately complicated.”?
A — convoluted. “convoluted” means Intricately complicated..
convoluted — Intricately complicated.. In Chinese: 错综复杂的；费解的.
convoluted is pronounced //ˈkɒnvəluːtɪd//.
The convoluted instructions for assembling the laboratory apparatus confused even the experienced graduate students. (组装实验室设备的复杂说明甚至让经验丰富的研究生感到困惑。)
intricate, tangled, labyrinthine — all close in meaning to convoluted (Intricately complicated.).
simple, straightforward — each the opposite of convoluted (Intricately complicated.).
Yes. convoluted is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
同 convolute → 绕来绕去的。