GRE Word List
FACTOTUM
handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything
The meaning of the word factotum is handyman; person who does all kinds of work; CF. do everything.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manipulate | operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver; Ex. how to manipulate publicity and men; ADJ. manipulative |
| browbeat | bully; intimidate |
| mendacious | lying; habitually dishonest; N. mendacity |
| precinct | division of a city for election or police purposes; precincts: space that surrounds a building; Ex. precincts of the college |
| mortify | humiliate by embarassing excessively; shame; punish the flesh; discipline (one's body) by self-denial; Ex. mortified by her blunder; Ex. mortify the flesh; CF. cause to die |
| bid | command; utter (a greeting); offer as a price; N: offer of a price; amount offered; earnest effort to gain something; Ex. bid for freedom |
| rejuvenate | make young again |
| fundamental | basic; primary; essential |
| sparse | not thick; thinly scattered; scanty |
| dishonor | disgrace; N. ADJ. dishonorable |
