GRE vocabulary
Byzantine (Re-attempt)
Excessively complicated, and typically involving a great deal of administrative detail.
Example
"The company's expense report process was so Byzantine that employees often spent more time filling out forms than doing their actual jobs."
Etymology
From Byzantium, an ancient Greek city, later Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire, known for its intricate politics.
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