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Byzantine
['bɪzəˌntaɪn]
Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship
the Byzantine tax structure
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convoluted
['kɑnvəˌɫutəd]
convoluted legal language
convoluted reasoning
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involved
[ˌɪ'nvɑɫvd]
the plot was too involved
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knotty
['nɑti]
a knotty problem
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tangled
['tæŋgəɫd]
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave" - Sir Walter Scott
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tortuous
['tɔrtʃəwəs]
tortuous legal procedures
tortuous negotiations lasting for months